Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will listen to the voice of my supplication.

I love Yahweh because he hears my voice and my pleas for mercy.

2 Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.

Because he listened to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The cords of death surrounded me, and the snares of Sheol confronted me; I felt anguish and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.

Then I called on the name of Yahweh: “Please Yahweh, rescue my life.”

5 The Lord is merciful and righteous; yes, our God has pity.

Yahweh is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.

6 The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.

Yahweh protects the naive; I was brought low, and he saved me.

7 Return to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

My soul can return to its resting place, for Yahweh has been good to me.

8 For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

For you rescued my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

9 I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.

I will serve Yahweh in the land of the living.

10 Alleluia. I believed, therefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.

I believed in him, even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

11 And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.

In my confusion I said, “All men are liars.”

12 What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?

How can I repay Yahweh for all his kindnesses to me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

I will raise the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.

I will fulfill my vows to Yahweh in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, and the son of your handmaid: you have burst by bonds asunder.

Yahweh, indeed, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your servant woman; you have taken away my bonds.

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of Yahweh.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people,

I will fulfill my vows to Yahweh 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 Yahweh's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise Yahweh.