116:1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
116:1 I love the LORD, because He hears My voice [and] my supplications.

116:2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call (upon him) as long as I live.
116:2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call [upon Him] as long as I live.

116:3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
116:3 The cords of death encompassed me, And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

116:4 Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
116:4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech Thee, save my life!"

116:5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.
116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

116:6 Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.
116:6 The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

116:7 Return unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
116:7 Return to your rest, O my soul, For the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

116:8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, (And) my feet from falling.
116:8 For Thou hast rescued my soul from death, My eyes from tears, My feet from stumbling.

116:9 I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.
116:9 I shall walk before the LORD In the land of the living.

116:10 I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:
116:10 I believed when I said, "I am greatly afflicted."

116:11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.
116:11 I said in my alarm, "All men are liars."

116:12 What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
116:12 What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me?

116:13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.
116:13 I shall lift up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.

116:14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.
116:14 I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh [may it be] in the presence of all His people.

116:15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.
116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His godly ones.

116:16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.
116:16 O LORD, surely I am Thy servant, I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid, Thou hast loosed my bonds.

116:17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.
116:17 To Thee I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, And call upon the name of the LORD.

116:18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,
116:18 I shall pay my vows to the LORD, Oh [may it be] in the presence of all His people,

116:19 In the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.
116:19 In the courts of the Lord's house, In the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the LORD!