Psalms 116
1 I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.
I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,
2 Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.
Because He has inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
3 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)
Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”
And in the Name of YHWH I call: Ah, now, O YHWH, deliver my soul,
5 The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!
YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,
6 The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.
YHWH [is] a preserver of the simple, I was low, and He gives salvation to me.
7 I can once again be at peace because the Lord has been good to me.
Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.
8 For you have saved me from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.
For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.
9 Now I can walk with the Lord in the land of the living.
I habitually walk before YHWH In the lands of the living.
10 I trusted in you, so I told you, “I'm suffering terribly!”
I have believed, for I speak, I have been greatly afflicted.
11 I was so upset that I said, “Everyone's a liar!”
I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”
12 What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for me?
What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation and worship the Lord.
I lift up the cup of salvation, And in the Name of YHWH I call.
14 I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see.
Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.
15 It hurts the Lord when those who trust in him die.
Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His saints.
16 Lord, I really am your slave, serving you as my mother served you before me, yet you have set me free.
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 offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to you and I will worship you.
I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.
18 I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see,
Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people,
19 there in the house of the Lord, right in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!
In the courts of the house of YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!
