< Psalms 116 >
1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.
I love the Lord because he listens to me, he hears my calls for help.
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live.
Because he pays attention to what I say I will pray to him as long as I live.
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol )
I was caught in the snares of death; I was trapped by terrors of the grave. All I experienced was suffering and grief. (Sheol )
4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Then I cried out to the Lord, “Lord, please save me!”
5 Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.
The Lord is so kind and good! Our God is so compassionate!
6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
The Lord takes care of those who are powerless; when I was brought down he saved me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
I can once again be at peace because the Lord has been good to me.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling.
For you have saved me from death, my eyes from crying, and my feet from stumbling.
9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
Now I can walk with the Lord in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
I trusted in you, so I told you, “I'm suffering terribly!”
11 I said in my haste, All men [are] liars.
I was so upset that I said, “Everyone's a liar!”
12 What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?
What can I give the Lord in return for all he's done for me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and 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 unto the LORD now in the presence of 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, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed 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 offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and 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 unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
I will keep my promises to the Lord so everyone can see,
19 In the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
there in the house of the Lord, right in Jerusalem. Praise the Lord!