Psalms 116
1 I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,
I LOVE the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call [upon 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 compassed me, and the pains of Sheol gat hold upon 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 called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, 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 brought low, and he saved me.
7 Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; 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, mine eyes from tears, [and] 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 the living.
10 I have believed, for I speak, I have been greatly afflicted.
I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:
11 I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”
I said in my haste, All men are a lie.
12 What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.
What shall I render unto the LORD 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 salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
14 Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.
I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, 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.
O LORD, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thine handmaid; thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
18 Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people,
I will pay my vows 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 LORD’S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
