< Psalms 116 >
1 I love the Lord, for he hears my voice, my pleas for mercy.
I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,
2 For he has inclined his ear to me: I will call upon him as long as I live.
Because He has inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
3 About me were snares of death, the anguish of Sheol was upon me: distress and sorrow were mine. (Sheol )
Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol )
4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: ‘I beseech you, O Lord, deliver me.’
And in the Name of YHWH I call: Ah, now, O YHWH, deliver my soul,
5 Gracious and just is the Lord, compassionate is our God.
YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,
6 The Lord preserves the simple; when I was drooping, he saved me.
YHWH [is] a preserver of the simple, I was low, and He gives salvation to me.
7 Be at peace, my heart, once more, for the Lord has been good to you.
Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.
8 You have rescued me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.
9 Before the Lord I will walk in the land of the living.
I habitually walk before YHWH In the lands of the living.
10 I held fast my faith, though I said, ‘Ah me! I am sore afflicted,’
I have believed, for I speak, I have been greatly afflicted.
11 though in my alarm I said, ‘Everyone is a liar.’
I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”
12 What shall I render the Lord for all his bounty to me?
What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call on the name of the Lord.
I lift up the cup of salvation, And in the Name of YHWH I call.
14 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people.
Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.
15 Grave in the eyes of the Lord is the death of his loyal and loved ones.
Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His saints.
16 Ah, Lord! I am your servant, your servant, child of your handmaid. You have loosened my bonds.
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 a thank-offering, and call on the name of the Lord.
I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.
18 I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people,
Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people,
19 in the courts of the house of the Lord, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
In the courts of the house of YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!