< 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 gat 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 God 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. Hallelu jah.
