Psalms 116

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

I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,

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

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

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

Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find. (Sheol h7585)

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

And in the name of Jehovah I call: I pray Thee, O Jehovah, deliver my soul,

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

Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful,

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

A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.

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

Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.

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

For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits [are] upon me.

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

The cup of salvation I lift up, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

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

My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.

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

Precious in the eyes of Jehovah [is] the death for 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.

Cause [it] to come, O Jehovah, for I [am] Thy servant. I [am] Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.

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

To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

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

My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before 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 Jehovah, In thy midst, O Jerusalem, praise ye Jah!