Psalm 116

Narrator: Chris Genthree
Psalm 116  •  2 min. read  •  grade level: 6
I love Jehovah, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
Then called I upon the name of Jehovah; O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; yea, our Elohim is merciful.
Jehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.
I will walk before Jehovah in the land of the living.
I believed, therefore have I spoken: I was greatly afflicted:
I said in my haste, All men are liars.
What shall I render unto Jehovah for all his benefits toward me?
I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah.
I will pay my vows unto Jehovah now in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints.
O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.
I will pay my vows unto Jehovah now in the presence of all his people,
In the courts of Jehovah's house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelu-Jah.
116:1-5 I love Jehovah, he has heard me; 6-11 he delivered my soul from death; 12-17 I own the debt, 18, 19 before his people and in the midst of the courts of his house in Jerusalem.