New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 116

Thanksgiving for Rescue from Death.

1 1I loveH157 the LordH3068, becauseH3588 He 2hearsH8085 My voiceH6963 and my pleasH8469.2BecauseH3588 He has 3inclinedH5186 His earH241 to me, Therefore I will callH7121 upon Him as longH3117 as I liveH3117.3The 4snaresH2256 of deathH4194 encompassedH661 me And the 5terrorsH4712 of 6SheolH7585 7cameH4672 uponH4672 me; I foundH4672 distressH6869 and sorrowH3015.4Then 8I calledH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068: “PleaseH577, LordH3068, 9saveH4422 my 10lifeH5315!”

5 11GraciousH2587 is the LordH3068, and 12righteousH6662; Yes, our GodH430 is 13compassionateH7355.6The LordH3068 watchesH8104 overH8104 14the simpleH6612; I was 15broughtH1809 lowH1809, and He savedH3467 me.7ReturnH7725 to your 16restH4494, my soulH5315, For the LordH3068 has 17dealtH1580 generously with you.8For You have 18rescuedH2502 my soulH5315 from deathH4194, My eyesH5869 from tearsH1832, And 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 peopleH120 are liarsH3576.”

12WhatH4100 shall I 25repayH7725 to the LordH3068 For allH3605 His 26benefitsH8408 27toH5921 me?13I will liftH5375 upH5375 the 28cupH3563 of salvationH3444, And 29callH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.14I will 30payH7999 my vowsH5088 to the LordH3068; 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, 33I surelyH3588 am 34Your slaveH5650, I am Your slaveH5650, the 35sonH1121 of Your femaleH519 slaveH519, You have 36unfastenedH6605 my restraintsH4147.17I will offerH2076 You 37a sacrificeH2077 of thanksgivingH8426, And 38callH7121 upon the nameH8034 of the LordH3068.18I will 39payH7999 my vowsH5088 to the LordH3068, May it be in the presenceH5048 of allH3605 His peopleH5971,19In the 40courtyardsH2691 of the Lord’sH3068 houseH1004, In the midstH8432 of you, 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 netherworld ↩
7. Psalms 116:3 Lit found me ↩
8. Psalms 116:4 Ps 18:6; 118:5 ↩
9. Psalms 116:4 Ps 17:13; 22:20 ↩
10. Psalms 116:4 Or soul ↩
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 I am ↩
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 Rescue from Death.

Notes

Commentaries on Psalms 116