Psalms 116
1 I love Yahweh, because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.
I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.
2 He listens to me, so I will call out to him all during my life.
Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.
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)
The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)
4 [But] then I called out to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh, I plead with you to save/rescue me!”
But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
5 Yahweh is kind and does what is right; he is our God, and he acts mercifully [to us].
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.
6 He protects those who (are helpless/cannot defend themselves); and when I thought that I would die, he saved me.
The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
7 I must encourage/tell myself to (have inner peace/not worry any more), because Yahweh has done very good things for me.
Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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 thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
9 [So here] on the earth, where people are still alive, I live knowing that Yahweh is [directing] me.
I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.
10 I continued to believe/trust [in Yahweh], even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted/troubled.”
I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'
11 [Even] when I was distressed/worried and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” [I continued to trust in Yahweh].
I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
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.
How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?
13 I will offer to him a cup [of wine] to thank him for saving/rescuing me.
I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
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.
My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.
15 Yahweh is very grieved/sad when one of his people dies.
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
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).
I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.
17 [So] I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him, and I will pray to him.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
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!
I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;
In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
