New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 116

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.

1 1I loveH157 the LordH3068, becauseH3588 He 2hearsH8085 My voiceH6963 and my supplicationsH8469.2BecauseH3588 He has 3inclinedH5186 His earH241 to me, Therefore I shall callH7121 upon Him as longH3117 as I liveH3117.3The 4cordsH2256 of deathH4194 encompassedH661 me And the 5terrorsH4712 of 6SheolH7585 7cameH4672 upon me; I foundH4672 distressH6869 and sorrowH3015.4Then 8I calledH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068: “O LordH3068, I beseechH577 You, 9 10saveH4422 my lifeH5315!”

5 11GraciousH2587 is the LordH3068, and 12righteousH6662; Yes, our GodH430 is 13compassionateH7355.6The LordH3068 preservesH8104 14the simpleH6612; I was 15broughtH1809 lowH1809, and He savedH3467 me.7ReturnH7725 to your 16restH4494, O my soulH5315, For the LordH3068 has 17dealtH1580 bountifullyH1580 with you.8For You have 18rescuedH2502 my soulH5315 from deathH4194, My eyesH5869 from tearsH1832, My feetH7272 from stumblingH1762.9I shall walkH1980 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 In the 19 20landH776 of the livingH2416.10I 21believedH539 whenH3588 I saidH1696, “I am 22greatlyH3966 afflictedH6031.”11I 23saidH559 in my alarmH2648, “24AllH3605 menH120 are liarsH3576.”

12WhatH4100 shall I 25renderH7725 to the LordH3068 For allH3605 His 26benefitsH8408 27towardH5921 me?13I shall liftH5375 up the 28cupH3563 of salvationH3444 And 29callH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.14I shall 30payH7999 my vowsH5088 to the LordH3068, OhH4994 may it be 31in the presenceH5048 of allH3605 His peopleH5971.15 32PreciousH3368 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068 Is the deathH4194 of His godlyH2623 onesH2623.16OH577 LordH3068, 33surelyH3588 I am 34Your servantH5650, I am Your servantH5650, the 35sonH1121 of Your handmaidH519, You have 36loosedH6605 my bondsH4147.17To You I shall offerH2076 37a sacrificeH2077 of thanksgivingH8426, And 38callH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.18I shall 39payH7999 my vowsH5088 to the LordH3068, OhH4994 may it be in the presenceH5048 of allH3605 His peopleH5971,19In the 40courtsH2691 of the Lord’sH3068 houseH1004, In the midstH8432 of you, O 41JerusalemH3389. 42PraiseH1984 43the LordH3050!

Notes

1. Psalms 116:1 Ps 18:1 ↩
2. Psalms 116:1 Ps 6:8; 66:19; Is 37:17; Dan 9:18 ↩
3. Psalms 116:2 Ps 17:6; 31:2; 40:1 ↩
4. Psalms 116:3 Ps 18:4, 5 ↩
5. Psalms 116:3 Lit straits ↩
6. Psalms 116:3 I.e. the nether world ↩
7. Psalms 116:3 Lit found me ↩
8. Psalms 116:4 Ps 18:6; 118:5 ↩
9. Psalms 116:4 Or deliver my soul ↩
10. Psalms 116:4 Ps 17:13; 22:20 ↩
11. Psalms 116:5 Ps 86:15; 103:8 ↩
12. Psalms 116:5 Ezra 9:15; Neh 9:8; Ps 119:137; 145:17; Jer 12:1; Dan 9:14 ↩
13. Psalms 116:5 Ex 34:6 ↩
14. Psalms 116:6 Ps 19:7; Prov 1:4 ↩
15. Psalms 116:6 Ps 79:8; 142:6 ↩
16. Psalms 116:7 Jer 6:16; Matt 11:29 ↩
17. Psalms 116:7 Ps 13:6; 142:7 ↩
18. Psalms 116:8 Ps 49:15; 56:13; 86:13 ↩
19. Psalms 116:9 Lit lands ↩
20. Psalms 116:9 Ps 27:13 ↩
21. Psalms 116:10 2 Cor 4:13 ↩
22. Psalms 116:10 Ps 88:7 ↩
23. Psalms 116:11 Ps 31:22 ↩
24. Psalms 116:11 Ps 62:9; Rom 3:4 ↩
25. Psalms 116:12 2 Chr 32:25; 1 Thess 3:9 ↩
26. Psalms 116:12 Ps 103:2 ↩
27. Psalms 116:12 Lit upon ↩
28. Psalms 116:13 Ps 16:5 ↩
29. Psalms 116:13 Ps 80:18; 105:1 ↩
30. Psalms 116:14 Ps 50:14; 116:18 ↩
31. Psalms 116:14 Ps 22:25 ↩
32. Psalms 116:15 Ps 72:14 ↩
33. Psalms 116:16 Or because ↩
34. Psalms 116:16 Ps 86:16; 119:125; 143:12 ↩
35. Psalms 116:16 Ps 86:16 ↩
36. Psalms 116:16 Ps 107:14 ↩
37. Psalms 116:17 Lev 7:12; Ps 50:14 ↩
38. Psalms 116:17 Ps 116:13 ↩
39. Psalms 116:18 Ps 116:14 ↩
40. Psalms 116:19 Ps 92:13; 96:8; 135:2 ↩
41. Psalms 116:19 Ps 102:21 ↩
42. Psalms 116:19 Or Hallelujah! ↩
43. Psalms 116:19 Heb Yah ↩

Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Death.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 116