  - 116:1 I love Yahweh, because he listens to my voice,
- and my cries for mercy.
- 116:2 Because he has turned his ear to me,
- therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
- 116:3 The cords of death surrounded me,
- the pains of Sheol got a hold of me.
- I found trouble and sorrow.
- 116:4 Then I called on the name of Yahweh:
- "Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul."
- 116:5 Yahweh is Gracious and righteous.
- Yes, our God is merciful.
- 116:6 Yahweh preserves the simple.
- I was brought low, and he saved me.
- 116:7 Return to your rest, my soul,
- for Yahweh has dealt bountifully with you.
- 116:8 For you have delivered my soul from death,
- my eyes from tears,
- and my feet from falling.
- 116:9 I will walk before Yahweh in the land of the living.
- 116:10 I believed, therefore I said,
- "I was greatly afflicted."
- 116:11 I said in my haste,
- "All men are liars."
- 116:12 What will I give to Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?
- 116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the name of Yahweh.
- 116:14 I will pay my vows to Yahweh,
- yes, in the presence of all his people.
- 116:15 Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.
- 116:16 Yahweh, truly I am your servant.
- I am your servant, the son of your handmaid.
- You have freed me from my chains.
- 116:17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving,
- and will call on the name of Yahweh.
- 116:18 I will pay my vows to Yahweh,
- yes, in the presence of all his people,
- 116:19 in the courts of Yahweh's house,
- in the midst of you, Jerusalem.
- Praise Yah!
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