Psalms 116

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

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

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

Because he listened to me, I will call on 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)

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

4 And I called upon 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 just, and our God sheweth mercy.

Yahweh is merciful and fair; our God is compassionate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I will serve Yahweh in the land of the living.

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

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

11 I said in my excess: 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 he hath rendered unto me?

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

13 I will take the chalice of salvation; and I will 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 before 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, for I am thy servant: I am thy servant, and the son of thy handmaid. Thou hast broken my bonds:

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 sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I 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 sight of all his people:

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

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

in the courts of Yahweh's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise Yahweh.