Revised Version 1895

Psalms 116

1ILOVEאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathheardיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085myvoiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963and mysupplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

2Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he hathinclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186hisearאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241untomeH7121, therefore will Icallאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121uponH7121him aslongH3117as IliveH3117.

3Thecordsחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256ofdeathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194compassedmeH661, and thepainsH2256ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585gat hold uponmeH661: IfoundH4672troubleצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869andsorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.

4Thencalledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121IuponH7121thenameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068; OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Ibeseechאָנָּ֥ה'a.NahH577thee,deliverמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

5Graciousחַנּ֣וּןcha.NunH2587is theLORDיְהֹוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, andrighteousוְצַדִּ֑יקve.tza.DikH6662; yea, ourGodוֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּve.lo.Hei.nuH430ismercifulH2587.

6TheLORDיְהֹוָ֑הYah.wehH3068preserveth the simple: I wasbroughtH1809lowדַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗יda.lo.TiH1809, and hesavedH3467meH3467.

7Returnשׁוּבִ֣יshu.ViH7725unto thyrestלִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִיlim.nu.Cha.ye.khiH4496, O mysoulנַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiH5315; for theLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathdealtגָּמַ֥לga.MalH1580bountifullyH1580with thee.

8For thou hast delivered mysoulנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315fromdeathמִ֫מָּ֥וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194,mineמִן־min-H4480eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869fromtearsדִּמְעָ֑הdim.'AhH1832, and myfeetרַגְלִ֥יrag.LiH7272from falling.

9I willwalkאֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ'Et.ha.lekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thelandבְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹתbe.'ar.TzotH776of thelivingהַֽחַיִּֽים׃Ha.chai.YimH2416.

10Ibelieveהֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּיHe.'e.man.tiH539, for I willspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696: I wasgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966afflicted:

11Isaidאָמַ֣רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559in myhasteבְחָפְזִ֑יve.cha.fe.ZiH2648,Allכָּֽל־kal-H3605menהָאָדָ֥םha.'a.DamH120are alieכֹּזֵֽב׃ko.ZevH3576.

12Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100shall IrenderH7725unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068forallכָּֽל־kal-H3605hisbenefitsתַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִיtag.mu.Lo.hiH8408towardעָלָֽי׃'a.LaiH5921meH7725?

13I willtakeאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375thecupכּוֹס־kos-H3563ofsalvationיְשׁוּע֥וֹתye.shu.'otH3444, andcallאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121uponH7121thenameוּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.

14I willpayאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemH7999myvowsנְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raiH5088unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068, yea, in thepresenceנֶגְדָה־neg.da.h-H5048ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

15Preciousיָ֭קָרYa.korH3368in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is thedeathהַ֝מָּ֗וְתָהha.Ma.ve.tahH4194of his saints.

16OLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,trulyכִּֽי־ki-H3588I am thyservantעַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ'av.De.khaH5650: I am thyservantעַ֭בְדְּךָ'Av.de.khaH5650, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֑ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519; thou hast loosed mybondsלְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃le.mo.se.RaiH4147.

17I willofferאֶ֭זְבַּח'Ez.bachH2076to thee thesacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077ofthanksgivingתּוֹדָ֑הto.DahH8426, and willcallאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121uponH7121thenameוּבְשֵׁ֖םu.ve.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068.

18I willpayאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם'a.sha.LemH7999myvowsנְ֭דָרַיNe.da.raiH5088unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068, yea, in thepresenceנֶגְדָה־neg.da.h-H5048ofallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971.

19In the courts of theLORD’SH3068houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004, in themidstבְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִיbe.To.Khe.khiH8432of thee, OJerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Praiseהַֽלְלוּ־ha.lu-H1984ye theLORDH3068.

Commentaries on Psalms 116

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain