# Psalm 116

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/116

Translated from Hebrew and Greek with AI, then checked for clarity and fidelity.

1. I love Yahweh because he hears my voice, my supplications.
2. Because he has bowed his ear to me, I will call to him all my days.
3. The ropes of death surrounded me, Sheol's straits overtook me; I encountered distress and grief.
4. I called on the name of Yahweh: “Yahweh, please deliver my soul.”
5. Yahweh is gracious and righteous; our God is merciful.
6. Yahweh guards the simple; I was brought low, and he delivered me.
7. Return to your rest, my soul, for Yahweh has rewarded you well.
8. For you have rescued my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9. I will walk before Yahweh in the lands of the living.
10. I believed, so I spoke: "I am greatly afflicted."
11. I said in my alarm, "All humans are liars."
12. What will I repay Yahweh for all his benefits toward me?
13. I will lift the cup of salvations and call on the name of Yahweh.
14. I will fulfill my vows to Yahweh now before all his people.
15. Precious in Yahweh's eyes is the death of his faithful ones.
16. I beseech you, Yahweh—for I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant; you have freed me from my bonds.
17. I will sacrifice to you a thanksgiving offering and call on the name of Yahweh.
18. I will fulfill my vows to Yahweh now before all his people.
19. In the courts of Yahweh's house, in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise Yah!

## Nearby chapters

[Psalm 115](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/115.md)
[Psalm 117](https://www.lumin.faith/read/psalm/117.md)

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