116aI loveYahweh, because He bhearsMy voiceand my supplications.2Because He has ainclined His ear to me,So I shall callupon Himinallmydays.3The acords of deathencompassed meAnd the 1distresses of Sheolfound me;I founddistress and sorrow.4Then aI called upon the name of Yahweh:“O Yahweh, I beseech You, 1,bprovide my soulescape!”5aGracious is Yahweh, and brighteous;And our God is ccompassionate.6Yahwehkeepsathe simple;I was bbroughtlow, and He saved me.7Return to your arest, O my soul,For Yahweh has bdealtbountifully with you.8For You have arescued my soul from death,My eyes from tears,My feet from stumbling.9I shall walkbeforeYahwehIn the 1,aland of the living.10I abelievedwhen I said,“I am bgreatlyafflicted.”11I asaid in my alarm,“bAllmen are liars.”12What shall I agive to YahwehinreturnFor all His bbountifuldealings1with me?13I shall liftup the acup of 1salvationAnd bcall upon the name of Yahweh.14I shall apay my vows to Yahweh,Ohmay it bebin the presence of all His people.15aPrecious in the sight of YahwehIs the death of His holyones.16OYahweh, 1surely I am aYour slave,I am Your slave, the bson of Your maidservant,You have cloosed my bonds.17To You I shall offeraa sacrifice of thanksgiving,And bcall upon the name of Yahweh.18I shall apay my vows to Yahweh,Ohmay it be in the presence of all His people,19In the acourts of the house of Yahweh,In the midst of you, O bJerusalem.1PraiseYah!
