Psalms 116

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

It is lovely to me that the Lord heareth my voice, my supplications.

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

For he hath inclined his ear unto me: therefore throughout all my days will I call on him.

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

The bands of death had compassed me, and the pangs of the nether world had overtaken me; I had met with distress and sorrow: (Sheol h7585)

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

I then called on the name of the Lord, I beseech thee, O Lord, release my soul.

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

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; and our God is merciful.

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

The Lord preserveth the simple: I was in misery, and he helped me.

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

Return, O my soul, unto thy rest; for the Lord hath dealt bountifully with thee.

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

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from falling.

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

I will walk before the Lord in the land of life.

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

I believe, therefore will I speak: I was greatly afflicted;

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

I indeed said in my despondency, Every man is a liar.

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

What shall I give in return unto the Lord for all his bounties toward me?

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

The cup of salvation will I lift up, and on the name of the Lord will I call.

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

My vows will I pay unto the Lord, yea, in the presence of all his people.

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

Grievous in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his pious 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, truly am I thy servant, I am thy servant, —the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosened my fetters.

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

Unto thee will I offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and on the name of the Lord will I call.

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

My vows will I pay unto the Lord, yea, 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 house of the Lord, in thy midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.