תהילים קט״ז
Psalms 116
Hebrew
אָ֭הַבְתִּי כִּי־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀ יְהֹוָ֑ה אֶת־ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ כִּֽי־הִטָּ֣ה אׇזְנ֣וֹ לִ֑י וּבְיָמַ֥י אֶקְרָֽא׃ אֲפָפ֤וּנִי ׀ חֶבְלֵי־מָ֗וֶת וּמְצָרֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל מְצָא֑וּנִי צָרָ֖ה וְיָג֣וֹן אֶמְצָֽא׃ וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃ חַנּ֣וּן יְהֹוָ֣ה וְצַדִּ֑יק וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ מְרַחֵֽם׃ שֹׁמֵ֣ר פְּתָאיִ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה דַּ֝לֹּתִ֗י וְלִ֣י יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ שׁוּבִ֣י נַ֭פְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָ֑יְכִי כִּֽי־יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה גָּמַ֥ל עָלָֽיְכִי׃ כִּ֤י חִלַּ֥צְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֗י מִ֫מָּ֥וֶת אֶת־עֵינִ֥י מִן־דִּמְעָ֑ה אֶת־רַגְלִ֥י מִדֶּֽחִי׃ אֶ֭תְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה בְּ֝אַרְצ֗וֹת הַחַיִּֽים׃ הֶ֭אֱמַנְתִּי כִּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר אֲ֝נִ֗י עָנִ֥יתִי מְאֹֽד׃ אֲ֭נִי אָמַ֣רְתִּי בְחׇפְזִ֑י כׇּֽל־הָאָדָ֥ם כֹּזֵֽב׃ מָה־אָשִׁ֥יב לַיהֹוָ֑ה כׇּֽל־תַּגְמוּל֥וֹהִי עָלָֽי׃ כּוֹס־יְשׁוּע֥וֹת אֶשָּׂ֑א וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃ נְ֭דָרַי לַיהֹוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכׇל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃ אָנָּ֣ה יְהֹוָה֮ כִּי־אֲנִ֢י עַ֫בְדֶּ֥ךָ אֲֽנִי־עַ֭בְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶ֑ךָ פִּ֝תַּ֗חְתָּ לְמֽוֹסֵרָֽי׃ לְֽךָ־אֶ֭זְבַּח זֶ֣בַח תּוֹדָ֑ה וּבְשֵׁ֖ם יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶקְרָֽא׃ נְ֭דָרַי לַיהֹוָ֣ה אֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם נֶגְדָה־נָּ֝֗א לְכׇל־עַמּֽוֹ׃ בְּחַצְר֤וֹת ׀ בֵּ֤ית יְהֹוָ֗ה בְּֽת֘וֹכֵ֤כִי יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃ {פ}
English Translation
I love the ETERNAL One
for hearing my voice, my pleas;aI love the ETERNAL ONE / for hearing my voice, my pleas Heb. transposed for clarity; in contrast to others “I would love that the LORD hear,” etc. for turning an ear to me
whenever I call. The bonds of death encompassed me;
the torments of Sheol overtook me.
I came upon trouble and sorrow and I invoked GOD’s name,
“O ETERNAL One, save my life!” GOD is gracious and beneficent;
our God is compassionate. GOD protects the simple;
I was saved, after having been brought low. Be at rest, once again, O my soul,
for GOD has been good to you. YoubYou I.e., God. have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling. I shall walk before GOD
in the lands of the living. I trust [in GOD];
out of great suffering I spokecI trust … I spoke Meaning of Heb. uncertain. and said rashly,
“All people are false.” How can I repay GOD
for all the bounties given to me? I raise the cup of deliverance
and invoke GOD’s name. I will pay my vows to GOD
in the presence of all those assembled. The death of God’s faithful ones
is grievous in GOD’s sight. O ETERNAL One,
I am Your servant,
Your servant, the child of Your maidservant;
You have undone the cords that bound me. I will sacrifice a thank offering to You
and invoke GOD’s name. I will pay my vows to GOD
in the presence of all those assembled, in the courts of GOD’s house,
in the midst ofdof In contrast to others “of you.” Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
for hearing my voice, my pleas;aI love the ETERNAL ONE / for hearing my voice, my pleas Heb. transposed for clarity; in contrast to others “I would love that the LORD hear,” etc. for turning an ear to me
whenever I call. The bonds of death encompassed me;
the torments of Sheol overtook me.
I came upon trouble and sorrow and I invoked GOD’s name,
“O ETERNAL One, save my life!” GOD is gracious and beneficent;
our God is compassionate. GOD protects the simple;
I was saved, after having been brought low. Be at rest, once again, O my soul,
for GOD has been good to you. YoubYou I.e., God. have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling. I shall walk before GOD
in the lands of the living. I trust [in GOD];
out of great suffering I spokecI trust … I spoke Meaning of Heb. uncertain. and said rashly,
“All people are false.” How can I repay GOD
for all the bounties given to me? I raise the cup of deliverance
and invoke GOD’s name. I will pay my vows to GOD
in the presence of all those assembled. The death of God’s faithful ones
is grievous in GOD’s sight. O ETERNAL One,
I am Your servant,
Your servant, the child of Your maidservant;
You have undone the cords that bound me. I will sacrifice a thank offering to You
and invoke GOD’s name. I will pay my vows to GOD
in the presence of all those assembled, in the courts of GOD’s house,
in the midst ofdof In contrast to others “of you.” Jerusalem.
Hallelujah.
About This Text
Source
Psalms
Category
Tanach
Reference
Psalms 116
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