Psalms 116

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

1 ^aI love the Lord, because He ^bhears
My voice and my pleas.
2 Because He has ^cinclined His ear to me,
Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live.
3 The ^dsnares of death encompassed me
And the ▼

▼Lit straits

terrors of ▼

▼I.e., the netherworld

Sheol ▼

▼Lit found me

came upon me;
I found distress and sorrow.
4 Then ^hI called upon the name of the Lord:
“Please, Lord, ⁱsave my ▼

▼Or soul

life!”

5 ^kGracious is the Lord, and ^lrighteous;
Yes, our God is ^mcompassionate.
6 The Lord watches over ⁿthe simple;
I was ^obrought low, and He saved me.
7 Return to your ^prest, my soul,
For the Lord has ^qdealt generously with you.
8 For You have ^rrescued my soul from death,
My eyes from tears,
And my feet from stumbling.
9 I shall walk before the Lord
In the ▼

▼Lit lands

, ^tland of the living.
10 I ^ubelieved when I said,
“I am ^vgreatly afflicted.”
11 I ^wsaid in my alarm,
“ ^xAll people are liars.”

12 What shall I ^yrepay to the Lord
For all His ^zbenefits ▼

▼Lit upon

to me?
13 I will lift up the ^abcup of salvation,
And ^accall upon the name of the Lord.
14 I will ^adpay my vows to the Lord;
May it be ^aein the presence of all His people!
15 ^afPrecious in the sight of the Lord
Is the death of His godly ones.
16 O Lord, ▼

▼Or because I am

I surely am ^ahYour slave,
I am Your slave, the ^aison of Your female slave,
You have ^ajunfastened my restraints.
17 I will offer You ^aka sacrifice of thanksgiving,
And ^alcall upon the name of the Lord.
18 I will ^ampay my vows to the Lord,
May it be in the presence of all His people,
19 In the ^ancourtyards of the Lord’s house,
In the midst of you, ^aoJerusalem!
▼

▼Or Hallelujah!

Praise ▼

▼Heb Yah

the Lord!