Psalms 116
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1I love the LORD , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
1I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
2Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.
3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
3The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
4Then called I upon the name of the LORD ; O LORD , I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
4But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
5Gracious is the LORD , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
5Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.
6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
6The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
7Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.
9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
9I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.
10I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
10I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'
11I said in my haste, All men are liars.
11I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
12What shall I render unto the LORD for all his benefits toward me?
12How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?
13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD .
13I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.
14I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.
14My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
16O LORD , truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
16I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD .
17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.
18I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people,
18I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;
19In the courts of the LORD’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD .
19In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.