Psalms 116

1 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.

I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,

2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live.

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

3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

And in the Name of YHWH I call: Ah, now, O YHWH, deliver my soul,

5 Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.

YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,

6 The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.

YHWH [is] a preserver of the simple, I was low, and He gives salvation to me.

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

Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.

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

For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

9 I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

I habitually walk before YHWH In the lands of the living.

10 I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:

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

11 I said in my haste, All men [are] liars.

I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”

12 What shall I render unto the LORD [for] all his benefits toward me?

What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.

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

I lift up the cup of salvation, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.

15 Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of his saints.

Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His saints.

16 O LORD, truly I [am] thy servant; I [am] thy servant, [and] the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

Ah, now, O YHWH, for I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your handmaid; You have opened my bonds.

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

I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

18 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,

Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people,

19 In the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

In the courts of the house of YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!