Psalms 116

1 Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

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

2 For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

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

3 The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation 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 And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

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

5 Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

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

6 The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

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

7 Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

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

8 For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

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

9 I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

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

10 Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

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

11 I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

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

12 What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

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

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

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

14 I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight 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 holy ones.

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

16 O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, 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 sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

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

18 I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

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

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.

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