Psalms 116

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

I 'ahav ·affectionately love· Adonai, because he sh'ma ·hears obeys· my voice, and my cries for mercy.

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

Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore 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 cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol ·Place of the dead· got a hold of me. I found 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 Adonai’s name: “Adonai, I beg you, deliver my soul.”

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

Adonai is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is racham ·merciful love·.

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

Adonai preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.

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

Teshuvah ·Completely return· to your rest, my soul, for Adonai has dealt bountifully with 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, and my feet from falling.

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

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

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

I trusted, therefore I said, “I was greatly afflicted.”

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

I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

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

What will I give to Adonai for all his benefits toward me?

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

I will take the cup of yishu'ah ·salvation·, and call on Adonai’s name.

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

I will pay my vows to Adonai, yes, in the presence of all his people.

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

Precious in Adonai’s sight 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.

Adonai, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant. You have freed me from my chains.

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

I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call on Adonai’s name.

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

I will pay my vows to Adonai, yes, 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 Adonai’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem [City of peace]. Halleluyah ·praise Yah·!