Psalms 116

1 I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.

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

2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.

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

3 The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found 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 But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'

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

5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.

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

6 The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

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

7 Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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

8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

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

9 I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.

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

10 I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'

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

11 I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'

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

12 How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

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

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

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

14 My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence 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 saints.

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

16 I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.

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 to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and 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 unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;

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

19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

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