Psalms 116

1 I have loved, because the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer.

I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me: and in my days I will call upon him.

Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.

3 The sorrows of death have encompassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble and sorrow: (Sheol h7585)

I was caught in the snares of death; I was trapped by terrors of the grave. All I experienced was suffering and grief. (Sheol h7585)

4 And I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.

Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”

5 The Lord is merciful and just, and our God sheweth mercy.

The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!

6 The Lord is the keeper of little ones: I was little and he delivered me.

The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.

7 Turn, O my soul, into thy rest: for the Lord hath been bountiful to thee.

I can once again be at peace because the Lord has been good to me.

8 For he hath delivered my soul from death: my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

For you have saved me from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.

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

Now I can walk with the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I have believed, therefore have I spoken; but I have been humbled exceedingly.

I trusted in you, so I told you, “I'm suffering terribly!”

11 I said in my excess: Every man is a liar.

I was so upset that I said, “Everyone's a liar!”

12 What shall I render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?

What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for me?

13 I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

I will lift up the cup of salvation and worship the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:

I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see.

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

It hurts the Lord when those who trust in him die.

16 O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

Lord, I really am your slave, serving you as my mother served you before me, yet you have set me free.

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

I will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you and I will worship you.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people:

I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see,

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

there in the house of the Lord, right in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!