< Psalms 116 >

1 I have loved, because Jehovah heareth My voice, my supplication,
I love Yahweh, because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.
2 Because He hath inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.
He listens to me, so I will call out to him all during my life.
3 Compassed me have cords of death, And straits of Sheol have found me, Distress and sorrow I find. (Sheol h7585)
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)
4 And in the name of Jehovah I call: I pray Thee, O Jehovah, deliver my soul,
[But] then I called out to Yahweh, saying, “Yahweh, I plead with you to save/rescue me!”
5 Gracious [is] Jehovah, and righteous, Yea, our God [is] merciful,
Yahweh is kind and does what is right; he is our God, and he acts mercifully [to us].
6 A preserver of the simple [is] Jehovah, I was low, and to me He giveth salvation.
He protects those who (are helpless/cannot defend themselves); and when I thought that I would die, he saved me.
7 Turn back, O my soul, to thy rest, For Jehovah hath conferred benefits on thee.
I must encourage/tell myself to (have inner peace/not worry any more), because Yahweh has done very good things for me.
8 For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.
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.
9 I walk habitually before Jehovah In the lands of the living.
[So here] on the earth, where people are still alive, I live knowing that Yahweh is [directing] me.
10 I have believed, for I speak, I — I have been afflicted greatly.
I continued to believe/trust [in Yahweh], even when I said, “I am greatly afflicted/troubled.”
11 I said in my haste, 'Every man [is] a liar.'
[Even] when I was distressed/worried and said, “I cannot trust anyone,” [I continued to trust in Yahweh].
12 What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits [are] upon me.
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.
13 The cup of salvation I lift up, And in the name of Jehovah I call.
I will offer to him a cup [of wine] to thank him for saving/rescuing me.
14 My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people.
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.
15 Precious in the eyes of Jehovah [is] the death for His saints.
Yahweh is very grieved/sad when one of his people dies.
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.
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).
17 To Thee I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks, And in the name of Jehovah I call.
[So] I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him, and I will pray to him.
18 My vows to Jehovah let me complete, I pray you, before all His people,
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!
19 In the courts of the house of Jehovah, In thy midst, O Jerusalem, praise ye Jah!

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