Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 116:1-14

1I loveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He has heardיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963—my appeal for mercyתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

2Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He has inclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186His earאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241to me,I will call on Himאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121as long as I liveוּבְיָמַ֥יu.ve.ya.MaiH3117.

3The ropesחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194entangled meאֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀'a.fa.Fu.niH661;the anguishוּמְצָרֵ֣יu.me.tza.ReiH4712of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585overcame meמְצָא֑וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672;I was confrontedאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672by troubleצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869and sorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.

4Then I calledאֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה'ek.Ra' 'a.NahH7121 H577on the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068: “O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,deliverמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315!”

5The LORDיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068is graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587and righteousוְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.DikH6662;our Godוֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430is full of compassionמְרַחֵֽם׃me.ra.ChemH7355.

6The LORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068preservesשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the simpleheartedפְּתָאיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612;I was helplessדַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יda.lo.TiH1809, andHe saved meיְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ye.ho.Shi.a'H3467.

7Return to your restשׁוּבִ֣יshu.ViH7725,O my soulנַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִיNaf.shi lim.nu.Cha.ye.khiH5315 H4496,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has been goodגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580to youעָלָֽיְכִי׃'a.La.ye.khiH5921.

8Forכִּ֤יkiH3588You have deliveredחִלַּ֥צְתָּchi.Latz.taH2502my soulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315fromמִן־min-H4480deathמִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194אֶת־'et-H853,my eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869from tearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832אֶת־'et-H853,my feetרַגְלִ֥יrag.LiH7272from stumblingמִדֶּֽחִי׃mi.De.chiH1762.

9I will walkאֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ'Et.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the landבְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹתbe.'ar.TzotH776of the livingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

10I believedהֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּיHe.'e.man.tiH539,thereforeכִּ֣יkiH3588I saidאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696, “Iאֲ֝נִ֗י'a.NiH589am greatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afflictedעָנִ֥יתִי'a.Ni.tiH6031.”

11In my alarmבְחָפְזִ֑יve.cha.fe.ZiH2648Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589saidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605menהָאָדָ֥םha.'a.DamH120areliarsכֹּזֵֽב׃ko.ZevH3576!”

12Howמָֽה־mah-H4100can I repayאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068for allכָּֽל־kal-H3605His goodnessתַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִיtag.mu.Lo.hiH8408to meעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921?

13I will liftאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375the cupכּוֹס־kos-H3563of salvationיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444and callאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121on the nameוּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.

14I will fulfillאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemH7999my vowsנְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raiH5088to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068in the presence ofנֶגְדָה־ נָּ֝֗אneg.da.h- Na'H5048 H4994allלְכָל־le.kholH3605His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

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