Psalms 116
1 I love Yahweh, because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.
to love: lover for to hear: hear LORD [obj] voice my supplication my
2 He listens to me, so I will call out to him all during my life.
for to stretch ear his to/for me and in/on/with day my to call: call to
3 Everything around me [MET] caused me to think that I would die; I was very afraid that I would [die and go to] the place where dead people are. I was very distressed/worried and afraid. (Sheol h7585)
to surround me cord death and terror hell: Sheol to find me distress and sorrow to find (Sheol h7585)
4 [But] then I called out to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh, I plead with you to save/rescue me!”
and in/on/with name LORD to call: call to Please! LORD to escape [emph?] soul my
5 Yahweh is kind and does what is right; he is our God, and he acts mercifully [to us].
gracious LORD and righteous and God our to have compassion
6 He protects those who (are helpless/cannot defend themselves); and when I thought that I would die, he saved me.
to keep: guard simple LORD to languish and to/for me to save
7 I must encourage/tell myself to (have inner peace/not worry any more), because Yahweh has done very good things for me.
to return: return soul my to/for resting your for LORD to wean upon you
8 Yahweh has saved me [SYN] from dying, and has kept/protected me from [troubles that would cause me to] cry. He has kept/protected me from stumbling.
for to rescue soul my from death [obj] eye my from tears [obj] foot my from falling
9 [So here] on the earth, where people are still alive, I live knowing that Yahweh is [directing] me.
to go: walk to/for face: before LORD in/on/with land: country/planet [the] alive
10 I continued to believe/trust [in Yahweh], even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted/troubled.”
be faithful for to speak: speak I to afflict much
11 [Even] when I was distressed/worried and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” [I continued to trust in Yahweh].
I to say in/on/with to hurry I all [the] man to lie
12 So now [I will tell you] [RHQ] what I will offer to Yahweh, because of all the good things that he has done for me.
what? to return: pay to/for LORD all benefit his upon me
13 I will offer to him a cup [of wine] to thank him for saving/rescuing me.
cup salvation to lift: raise and in/on/with name LORD to call: call to
14 When I am together with many [HYP] people who belong to Yahweh, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him.
vow my to/for LORD to complete before [to] please to/for all people his
15 Yahweh is very grieved/sad when one of his people dies.
precious in/on/with eye: seeing LORD [the] death [to] to/for pious his
16 I am one of those who serve Yahweh; I serve him like my mother did. He has freed/saved me from dying (OR, from being fastened by chains).
Please! LORD for I servant/slave your I servant/slave your son: child maidservant your to open to/for bond my
17 [So] I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him, and I will pray to him.
to/for you to sacrifice sacrifice thanksgiving and in/on/with name LORD to call: call to
18 When I am together with many of [HYP] the people who belong to Yahweh, [in the courtyard] outside his temple in Jerusalem, I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him. Praise Yahweh!
vow my to/for LORD to complete before [to] please to/for all people his
in/on/with court house: temple LORD in/on/with midst your Jerusalem to boast: praise LORD
