Psalms 116

1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.

3 The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

And in the Name of YHWH I call: Ah, now, O YHWH, deliver my soul,

5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,

6 The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

YHWH [is] a preserver of the simple, I was low, and He gives salvation to me.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.

8 For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

I habitually walk before YHWH In the lands of the living.

10 I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

I have believed, for I speak, I have been greatly afflicted.

11 In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”

12 How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.

13 I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

I lift up the cup of salvation, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His saints.

16 Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

Ah, now, O YHWH, for I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your handmaid; You have opened my bonds.

17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people,

19 in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

In the courts of the house of YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!