Psalms 116

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

Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

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

For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

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

The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

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

And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

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

Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

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

The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

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

Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

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

For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

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

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

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

Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

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

I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

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

What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

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

I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

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

I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight 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 holy ones.

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

O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

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

I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

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

I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight 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 house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.