Psalms 116

1 I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.

Alleluia. I have loved: therefore, the Lord will heed the voice of my prayer.

2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.

For he has inclined his ear to me. And in my days, I will call upon him.

3 The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The sorrows of death have surrounded me, and the perils of Hell have found me. I have found tribulation and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'

And so, I called upon the name of the Lord. O Lord, free my soul.

5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.

Merciful is the Lord, and just. And our God is compassionate.

6 The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

The Lord is the keeper of little ones. I was humbled, and he freed me.

7 Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Turn again, my soul, to your rest. For the Lord has done good to you.

8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

For he has rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from slipping.

9 I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.

I will please the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'

Alleluia. I had confidence, because of what I was saying, but then I was greatly humbled.

11 I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'

I said in my excess, “Every man is a liar.”

12 How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

What shall I repay to the Lord, for all the things that he has repaid to me?

13 I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

I will take up the cup of salvation, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

14 My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.

I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight of all his people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his holy ones.

16 I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.

O Lord, because I am your servant, your servant and the son of your handmaid, you have broken my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

I will sacrifice to you the sacrifice of praise, and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;

I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight of all his people,

19 In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.

in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.