Psalms 116

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

I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.

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

Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.

3 Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

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

Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”

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

The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

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

The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.

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

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.

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

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

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

I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

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

I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”

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

In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”

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

How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?

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

I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.

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

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.

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

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

16 Ah, now, O YHWH, for I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your handmaid; You have opened my bonds.

Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

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

I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.

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

I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,

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

in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!