Psalms 116

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

I love the LORD, because he listens to 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 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 the LORD’s name: “LORD, I beg you, deliver my soul.”

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

The LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.

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

The LORD 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.

Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD 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 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 was greatly afflicted.”

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

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

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

What will I give to 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 on the LORD’s name.

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

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

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

Precious in the LORD’s sight 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.

LORD, truly I am your servant. I am your servant, the son of your servant girl. 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 the LORD’s name.

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

I will pay my vows to the LORD, 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 the LORD’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!