Psalms 116
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.
1ʻOku ou ʻofa kia Sihova, koeʻuhi kuo ne ongoʻi hoku leʻo mo ʻeku lotu tāumaʻu.
2Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.
2Koeʻuhi kuo ne fakatokangaʻi hono fofonga kiate au, ko ia te u ui ai ki heʻene ʻafio ʻi hoku ngaahi ʻaho.
3The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
3Naʻe kāpui au ʻe he ngaahi mamahi ʻoe mate, pea naʻe puke au ʻe he ngaahi mamahi ʻo heli: naʻaku ʻilo ai ʻae tuʻutāmaki mo e mamahi.
4But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
4Pea naʻaku toki ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova; “ʻE Sihova, ʻoku ou kole kiate koe, ke ke fakamoʻui hoku laumālie.”
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.
5ʻOku manavaʻofa ʻa Sihova, mo māʻoniʻoni; ʻio, ʻoku ʻaloʻofa ʻa hotau ʻOtua.
6The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
6ʻOku fakamoʻui ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae taʻekākā: naʻaku vaivai pea naʻa ne tokoniʻi au.
7Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
7ʻE hoku laumālie, ke ke foki ki ho mālōlōʻanga; he kuo lahi ʻae foaki ʻa Sihova kiate koe.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
8He kuo ke fakamoʻui hoku laumālie mei he mate, mo hoku mata mei he loʻimata, mo hoku vaʻe ke ʻoua naʻa hinga.
9I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.
9Te u ʻeveʻeva, ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻi he fonua ʻoe moʻui.
10I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'
10Naʻaku tui, ko ia kuo u lea ai: “Naʻaku mahaki lahi:”
11I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
11Naʻaku pehē ʻi heʻeku toʻotoʻo, “ʻOku loi ʻae kakai kotoa pē.”
12How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?
12Ko e hā te u ʻatu kia Sihova koeʻuhi ko ʻene ngaahi meʻaʻofa kotoa pē kiate au?
13I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
13Te u toʻo ʻae ipu ʻoe fakamoʻui, pea te u ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.
14My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.
14Te u fai ni ʻeku ngaahi fuakava kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono kakai kotoa pē.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
15ʻOku mahuʻinga ʻi he ʻao ʻo Sihova ʻae pekia ʻo ʻene kakai māʻoniʻoni.
16I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.
16ʻE Sihova, ko e moʻoni ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au; ko hoʻo tamaioʻeiki au, mo e tama ʻa hoʻo kaunanga: kuo ke vete hoku ngaahi haʻi.
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
17Te u ʻatu kiate koe ʻae feilaulau ʻoe fakafetaʻi, pea ui ki he huafa ʻo Sihova.
18I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;
18Te u fai ni ʻeku ngaahi fuakava kia Sihova ʻi he ʻao ʻo hono kakai kotoa pē,
19In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
19ʻI he ngaahi lotoʻā ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoʻou, ʻE Selūsalema. Mou fakamālō kia Sihova.
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