Psalm 116

¹ I love the LORD because he has heard my prayer for mercy;

¹ I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

^{1 (A)}I love the Lord, because He ^(B)hearsMy voice and my supplications.

¹ I love the Lord because He has heardmy appeal for mercy.^(A)

¹ I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear]My voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs).

³ The ropes of death were wound around me and the anguish of Sheol came upon me; I encountered distress and sorrow.

³ The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

³ The ^(D)cords of death encompassed meAnd the ^(a)terrors of ^(b)Sheol ^(c)came upon me;I found distress and sorrow.

³ The ropes of death were wrapped around me,and the torments of Sheol overcame me;I encountered trouble and sorrow.^(C)

³ The cords and sorrows of death encompassed me,And the terrors of Sheol came upon me;I found distress and sorrow.

⁵ The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is compassionate;

⁵ Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

^{5 (G)}Gracious is the Lord, and ^(H)righteous;Yes, our God is ^(I)compassionate.

⁵ The Lord is gracious and righteous;our God is compassionate.^(E)

⁵ Gracious is the Lord, and [consistently] righteous;Yes, our God is compassionate.

⁷ Return to your resting place, my soul, for the LORD treated you generously.

⁷ Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

⁷ Return to your ^(L)rest, O my soul,For the Lord has ^(M)dealt bountifully with you.

⁷ Return to your rest, my soul,for the Lord has been good to you.^(G)

⁷ Return to your rest, O my soul,For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.^(A)

⁹ I will walk in the LORD's presence in the lands of the living.

⁹ I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.

⁹ I shall walk before the LordIn the ^(e)(O)land of the living.

⁹ I will walk before the Lordin the land of the living.^(I)

⁹ I will walk [in submissive wonder] before the LordIn the land of the living.

¹¹ and speak hastily, "All people are liars!"

¹¹ I said in my haste, All men are liars.

¹¹ I ^(R)said in my alarm,“^(S)All men are liars.”

¹¹ In my alarm I said,“Everyone is a liar.”^(K)

¹¹ I said in my alarm,“All men are liars.”

¹³ I will raise my cup of deliverance and invoke the LORD's name.

¹³ I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

¹³ I shall lift up the ^(V)cup of salvationAnd ^(W)call upon the name of the Lord.

¹³ I will take the cup of salvationand call on the name of Yahweh.^(M)

¹³ I will lift up the cup of salvationAnd call on the name of the Lord.

¹⁵ In the sight of the LORD, the death of his faithful ones is valued.

¹⁵ Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

^{15 (Z)}Precious in the sight of the LordIs the death of His godly ones.

¹⁵ The death of His faithful onesis valuable in the Lord’s sight.^(O)

^{15 (b)}Precious [and of great consequence] in the sight of the LordIs the death of His godly ones [so He watches over them].

¹⁷ I will bring you a thanksgiving offering and call on the name of the LORD!

¹⁷ I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

¹⁷ To You I shall offer ^(AD)a sacrifice of thanksgiving,And ^(AE)call upon the name of the Lord.

¹⁷ I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgivingand call on the name of Yahweh.^(Q)

¹⁷ I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,And will call on the name of the Lord.

¹⁹ in the courts of the LORD's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

¹⁹ In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.

¹⁹ In the ^(AG)courts of the Lord’s house,In the midst of you, O ^(AH)Jerusalem.^(h)Praise ⁽ⁱ⁾the Lord!

¹⁹ in the courts of the Lord’s house—within you, Jerusalem.^(S)Hallelujah!

¹⁹ In the courts of the Lord’s house (temple)—In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)