Psalms 116

1 I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,

Alleluia. I am well pleased, because the Lord will hearken to the voice of my supplication.

2 Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.

Because he has inclined his ear to me, therefore will I call upon him while I live.

3 Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find. (Sheol h7585)

The pangs of death compassed me; the dangers of hell found me: I found affliction and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 And in the name of Jehovah I call: I pray Thee, O Jehovah, deliver my soul,

Then I called on the name of the Lord: O Lord, deliver my soul.

5 Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful,

The Lord is merciful and righteous; yea, our God has pity.

6 A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.

The Lord preserves the simple: I was brought low, and he delivered me.

7 Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.

Return to thy rest, O my soul; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with thee.

8 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

For he has delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

9 I walk habitually before Jehovah In the lands of the living.

I shall be well-pleasing before the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I have believed, for I speak, I — I have been afflicted greatly.

Alleluia. I believed, wherefore I have spoken: but I was greatly afflicted.

11 I said in my haste, 'Every man [is] a liar.'

And I said in mine amazement, Every man is a liar.

12 What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits [are] upon me.

What shall I render to the Lord for all the things wherein he has rewarded me?

13 The cup of salvation I lift up, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

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

14 My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.

I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.

15 Precious in the eyes of Jehovah [is] the death for His saints.

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

16 Cause [it] to come, O Jehovah, for I [am] Thy servant. I [am] Thy servant, son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast opened my bonds.

O Lord, I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast burst by bonds asunder.

17 To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of praise, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,

I will pay my vows unto the Lord, in the presence of all his people,

19 In the courts of the house of Jehovah, In thy midst, O Jerusalem, praise ye Jah!

in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of thee, Jerusalem.