Psalms 116 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 I have loved because YHWH has heard the voice of my supplications, I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, even in the day I called. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.
3 The cords of death surrounded me, and the straits of Sheol found me; distress and sorrow did I find. The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
4 And in the name of YHWH I called out: “I pray, O YHWH, deliver my soul!” Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!” Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”
5 Gracious is YHWH, and righteous; and our God is compassionate. Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; our God is merciful. The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6 YHWH preserves the simple ones; I was brought low, and to me He gave salvation. The LORD preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.
7 Return my soul, to your rest, for YHWH has dealt kindly with you. Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you. Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8 For you were rescued from death, O my soul, my eye from tears, my feet from stumbling. For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; For you, LORD, have delivered me from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling,
9 I will walk before the face of YHWH in the land of the living. I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living. that I may walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10 I believed, therefore I said, “I afflicted am greatly.” I believed, even when I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; I trusted in the LORD when I said, “I am greatly afflicted|;
11 I said in my hastening, “Every man is a liar.” I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.” in my alarm I said, “Everyone is a liar.”
12 What shall I return to YHWH; all His benefits are upon me? What shall I render to the LORD for all his benefits to me? What shall I return to the LORD for all his goodness to me?
13 I will take up the cup of salvation, and upon the name of YHWH I will call. I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill My vows to YHWH now in front of all His people. I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the eyes of YHWH is the death of His holy ones. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful servants.
16 I ask, O YHWH—surely I am Your servant; I am Your servant, son of Your maidservant—You have loosed my bonds! O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. Truly I am your servant, LORD; I serve you just as my mother did; you have freed me from my chains.
17 To You I will sacrifice a sacrifice of thanksgiving, and in your name, O YHWH, I will call. I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD. I will sacrifice a thank offering to you and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will fulfill My vows to YHWH now in front of all His people, I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people, I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of YHWH, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelu YAH! in the courts of the house of the LORD, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD! in the courts of the house of the LORD— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the LORD.
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