Psalms 116:1-19
116 I love JehovahBecause he hears* my voice, my pleas for help.+
2 For he inclines his ear* to me,+And I will call on him as long as I live.*
3 The ropes of death encircled me;The Grave had me in its grip.*+
I was overcome by distress and grief.+
4 But I called on the name of Jehovah:+
“O Jehovah, rescue me!”*
5 Jehovah is compassionate* and righteous;+Our God is merciful.+
6 Jehovah is guarding the inexperienced.+
I was brought low, and he saved me.
7 Let my soul* rest once again,For Jehovah has dealt kindly with me.
8 You have rescued me* from death,My eye from tears, my foot from stumbling.+
9 I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.
10 I had faith, for I spoke;+I was greatly afflicted.
11 As for me, I panicked and said:
“Every man is a liar.”+
12 With what will I repay JehovahFor all the good he has done for me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation,*And I will call on the name of Jehovah.
14 I will pay my vows to JehovahIn the presence of all his people.+
15 Costly* in the eyes of JehovahIs the death of his loyal ones.+
16 I beg you, O Jehovah,For I am your servant.
I am your servant, the son of your slave girl.
You have freed me from my bonds.+
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving;+I will call on the name of Jehovah.
18 I will pay my vows to Jehovah+In the presence of all his people,+
19 In the courtyards of the house of Jehovah,+In your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise Jah!*+
Footnotes
^ Or possibly, “I love because Jehovah hears.”
^ Or “bends down to listen.”
^ Lit., “in my days.”
^ Lit., “The distresses of Sheol found me.”
^ Or “my soul.”
^ Or “gracious.”
^ Or “my soul.”
^ Or “grand salvation.”
^ Lit., “Precious.”
^ Or “Hallelujah!” “Jah” is a shortened form of the name Jehovah.
