Psalms 116

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

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

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto 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 encompassed me: and the perils of hell have found me. I met with trouble 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 I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, deliver my soul.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 render to the Lord, for all the things he hath rendered unto me?

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

13 I will take the chalice 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 pay my vows to the Lord before 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 saints.

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

16 O Lord, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast 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 thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

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

18 I will pay 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 the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

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