Psalms 116 – I Love the LORD
A personal thanksgiving from someone the LORD rescued from the sorrows of death.
Following the trust in the living God from Psalms 115, this deeply personal psalm opens 'I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice,' recalling a rescue from the sorrows of death.
I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call `upon him' as long as I live.
The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, `And' my feet from falling.
I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.
I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.
I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.
O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.