Psalms 116

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

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

2 Because he has turned his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

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

3 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)

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

4 Then I called on Adonai’s name: “Adonai, I beg you, deliver my soul.”

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

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

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

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

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

7 Teshuvah ·Completely return· to your rest, my soul, for Adonai has dealt bountifully with you.

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

8 For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 Precious in Adonai’s sight is the death of his saints.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 in the courts of Adonai’s house, in the middle of you, Jerusalem [City of peace]. Halleluyah ·praise Yah·!

In the courts of the house of YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!