Psalms 116

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

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

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

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

3 Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find. (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 And in the name of Jehovah I call: I pray Thee, O Jehovah, deliver my soul,

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

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

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

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

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

7 Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on 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, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I will repay my vows to the Lord, in the sight 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 holy ones.

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

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

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

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

I will repay my vows to the Lord in the sight 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 house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem.