116: 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him 694as long as I live.
694Lit. in my days.
116: 3 The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol 695gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
695Or, found me:
116: 4 Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
116: 5 Gracious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.
116: 6 Jehovah preserveth 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: 8 For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.
116: 9 I will walk before Jehovah In the 696land of the living.
696Hb. lands
116: 10 697I believe, therefore I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:
697Or possibly, I believed, when I spake thus:
116: 11 I said in my 698haste, All men are liars.
698Or, alarm,
116: 12 What shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?
116: 13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.
116: 14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yes, in the presence of all his people.
116: 15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.
116: 16 O Jehovah, truly 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: 18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yes, in the presence of all his people,
116: 19 In the courts of Jehovah’s house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem 699Praise ye Jehovah.
699Hb. Hallelujah. Also in ch. 117:2.
