< Psalms 116 >
1 Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will listen to the voice of my supplication.
I love Yahweh—because he heareth my voice, my supplications;
2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.
Because he hath bowed down his ear unto me, therefore, throughout my days, will I call.
3 The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. (Sheol )
The meshes of death encompassed me, and the distresses of hades, came upon me, Peril and sorrow, I found; (Sheol )
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.
But, on the Name of Yahweh, I called—I beseech thee, Yahweh, deliver my soul.
5 The Lord is merciful and righteous; yes, our God has pity.
Gracious is Yahweh and righteous, and, our God, is full of compassion.
6 The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.
Yahweh, preserveth the simple, I was brought low, when, to me, he granted salvation.
7 Return to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.
Return, O my soul, to thy rest, For, Yahweh, hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8 For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
For thou hast rescued my soul from death, —mine eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.
I will walk to and fro before Yahweh, in the lands of life.
10 Alleluia. I believed, therefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.
I believed that I should speak, I, was greatly depressed.
11 And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.
I, said in mine alarm, All men, are false!
12 What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?
How shall I give back to Yahweh, All his benefits unto me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.
The cup of salvation, will I lift, and, on the Name of Yahweh, will I call:
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.
My vows—to Yahweh, will I pay, Might it be in presence of all his people!
15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Costly in the eyes of Yahweh, is, death, for his men of lovingkindness.
16 O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have burst by bonds asunder.
I beseech thee, O Yahweh—for, I, am thy servant, —I, am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid, Thou hast loosened my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.
To thee, will I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and, on the Name of Yahweh, will I call:
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people,
My vows—to Yahweh, will I pay, Might it be in the presence of all his people; —
19 in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, Jerusalem.
In the courts of the house of Yahweh, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Yah!