116:1 I love the LORD, because He hears
My voice and my pleas.
116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
116:3 The snares of death encompassed me
And the ①terrors of ②Sheol ③came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
▷ ①Lit straits ②I.e., the netherworld ③Lit found me
116:4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD:
“Please, LORD, save my ①life!”
▷ ①Or soul
116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous;
Yes, our God is compassionate.
116:6 The LORD watches over the simple;
I was brought low, and He saved me.
116:7 Return to your rest, my soul,
For the LORD has dealt generously with you.
116:8 For You have rescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
116:9 I shall walk before the LORD
In the ①land of the living.
▷ ①Lit lands
116:10 I believed when I said,
“I am greatly afflicted.”
116:11 I said in my alarm,
“All people are liars.”
116:12 What shall I repay to the LORD
For all His benefits ①to me?
▷ ①Lit upon
116:13 I will lift up the cup of salvation,
And call upon the name of the LORD.
116:14 I will pay my vows to the LORD;
May it be in the presence of all His people!
116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
Is the death of His godly ones.
116:16 O LORD, ①I surely am Your slave,
I am Your slave, the son of Your female slave,
You have unfastened my restraints.
▷ ①Or because I am
116:17 I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And call upon the name of the LORD.
116:18 I will pay my vows to the LORD,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
116:19 In the courtyards of the LORD’S house,
In the midst of you, Jerusalem!
①Praise ②the LORD!
▷ ①Or Hallelujah! ②Heb YAH