Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 116:1-9

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.

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