Chapter 116
The LORD Has Heard My Voice
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I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤀𐤕 𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤕𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍𐤉
אָ֭הַבְתִּי יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־ יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀ אֶת־ ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ ’ā·haḇ·tî Yah·weh kî- yiš·ma‘ ’eṯ- qō·w·lî ta·ḥă·nū·nāy — WLC · 1
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Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤈𐤄 𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤉
כִּֽי־ הִטָּ֣ה אָזְנ֣וֹ לִ֑י אֶקְרָֽא׃ וּבְיָמַ֥י kî- hiṭ·ṭāh ’ā·zə·nōw lî ’eq·rā ū·ḇə·yā·may — WLC · 2
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The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤐𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤅𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤑𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤍
חֶבְלֵי־ מָ֗וֶת אֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀ וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי אֶמְצָֽא׃ צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן ḥeḇ·lê- mā·weṯ ’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî ū·mə·ṣā·rê šə·’ō·wl mə·ṣā·’ū·nî ’em·ṣā ṣā·rāh wə·yā·ḡō·wn — WLC · 3
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Then I called… on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤀𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤄 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉
אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה וּבְשֵֽׁם־ יְהוָ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ ’eq·rā ’ān·nāh ū·ḇə·šêm- Yah·weh Yah·weh mal·lə·ṭāh nap̄·šî — WLC · 4
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The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 𐤅𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤓𐤇𐤌
יְהֹוָ֣ה חַנּ֣וּן וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃ Yah·weh ḥan·nūn wə·ṣad·dîq wê·lō·hê·nū mə·ra·ḥêm — WLC · 5
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The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤓 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤃𐤋𐤅𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏
יְהֹוָ֑ה שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ Yah·weh šō·mêr pə·ṯā·yim dal·lō·w·ṯî wə·lî yə·hō·wō·šî·a‘ — WLC · 6
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Return to your rest, O my soul,… for the LORD has been good to you.
𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤉 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤊𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤂𐤌𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤉
שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־ יְ֝הוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי׃ šū·ḇî nap̄·šî lim·nū·ḥā·yə·ḵî kî- Yah·weh gā·mal ‘ā·lā·yə·ḵî — WLC · 7
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For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤕 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤌𐤍 𐤌𐤌𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤃𐤌𐤏𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 𐤌𐤃𐤇𐤉
כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִן־ מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־ עֵינִ֥י דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־ רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי׃ kî ḥil·laṣ·tā nap̄·šî min- mim·mā·weṯ ’eṯ- ‘ê·nî dim·‘āh ’eṯ- raḡ·lî mid·de·ḥî — WLC · 8
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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
𐤀𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌
אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַֽחַיִּֽים׃ ’eṯ·hal·lêḵ lip̄·nê Yah·weh bə·’ar·ṣō·wṯ ha·ḥay·yîm — WLC · 9
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I believed, therefore I said, “I am greatly afflicted.”
𐤄𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤕𐤉
הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אֲ֝נִ֗י מְאֹֽד׃ עָנִ֥יתִי he·’ĕ·man·tî kî ’ă·ḏab·bêr ’ă·nî mə·’ōḏ ‘ā·nî·ṯî — WLC · 10
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In my alarm I said, “All men [are] liars!”
𐤁𐤇𐤐𐤆𐤉 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤊𐤆𐤁
בְחָפְזִ֑י אֲ֭נִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי כָּֽל־ הָאָדָ֥ם כֹּזֵֽב׃ ḇə·ḥā·p̄ə·zî ’ă·nî ’ā·mar·tî kāl- hā·’ā·ḏām kō·zêḇ — WLC · 11
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How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤋 𐤕𐤂𐤌𐤅𐤋𐤅𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉
מָֽה־ אָשִׁ֥יב לַיהוָ֑ה כָּֽל־ תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִי עָלָֽי׃ māh- ’ā·šîḇ Yah·weh kāl- taḡ·mū·lō·w·hî ‘ā·lāy — WLC · 12
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I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
𐤀𐤔𐤀 𐤊𐤅𐤎 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
אֶשָּׂ֑א כּוֹס־ יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶקְרָֽא׃ וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה ’eś·śā kō·ws- yə·šū·‘ō·wṯ ’eq·rā ū·ḇə·šêm Yah·weh — WLC · 13
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of… all His people.
𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤂𐤃𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤅
אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה נֶגְדָה־ נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־ עַמּֽוֹ׃ ’ă·šal·lêm nə·ḏā·ray Yah·weh neḡ·ḏāh- nā lə·ḵāl ‘am·mōw — WLC · 14
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Precious in the sight of the LORD [is] the death of His saints.
𐤉𐤒𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤇𐤎𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤅
יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃ yā·qār bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh ham·mā·wə·ṯāh la·ḥă·sî·ḏāw — WLC · 15
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Truly…, O LORD, I [am] Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
𐤀𐤍𐤄 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤊 𐤁𐤍 𐤀𐤌𐤕𐤊 𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓𐤉
אָֽנָּ֣ה כִּֽי־ יְהוָה֮ אֲנִ֪י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲֽנִי־ עַ֭בְדְּךָ בֶּן־ אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָֽי׃ ’ān·nāh kî- Yah·weh ’ă·nî ‘aḇ·de·ḵā ’ănî- ‘aḇ·də·ḵā ben- ’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā pit·taḥ·tā lə·mō·w·sê·rāy — WLC · 16
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I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
𐤀𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤋𐤊 𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤅𐤁𐤔𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
אֶ֭זְבַּח לְֽךָ־ זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה אֶקְרָֽא׃ וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה ’ez·baḥ lə·ḵā- ze·ḇaḥ tō·w·ḏāh ’eq·rā ū·ḇə·šêm Yah·weh — WLC · 17
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I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence… of all His people,
𐤀𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤍𐤃𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤂𐤃𐤄 𐤍𐤀 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤅
אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נְ֭דָרַי לַיהוָ֣ה נֶגְדָה־ נָּ֝֗א לְכָל־ עַמּֽוֹ׃ ’ă·šal·lêm nə·ḏā·ray Yah·weh neḡ·ḏāh- nā lə·ḵāl ‘am·mōw — WLC · 18
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in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah…!
𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤉𐤄
בְּחַצְר֤וֹת׀ יְהוָ֗ה בֵּ֤ית בְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִי יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם הַֽלְלוּ־ יָֽהּ׃ bə·ḥaṣ·rō·wṯ Yah·weh bêṯ bə·ṯō·w·ḵê·ḵî yə·rū·šā·lim hal·lū- yāh — WLC · 19