< Psalms 116 >
1 I love YHWH, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol )
4 Then called I upon the name of YHWH; O YHWH, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
5 Gracious is YHWH, and righteous; yea, our Elohim is merciful.
6 YHWH preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for YHWH hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
9 I will walk before YHWH in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
12 What shall I render unto YHWH for all his benefits toward me?
13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of YHWH.
14 I will pay my vows unto YHWH now in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of YHWH is the death of his saints.
16 O YHWH, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of YHWH.
18 I will pay my vows unto YHWH now in the presence of all his people,
19 In the courts of YHWH 's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye YHWH.
