18AND WE WE WILL BLESS YAHWEH FROM NOW AND UNTIL PERPETUITY PRAISE YAHWEH 18But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!*NoteCloseOr Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD
1I LOVE FOR HE HAS HEARD YAHWEH <OBJ.> VOICE MY SUPPLICATIONS MY The LORD Has Heard My Voice 1I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy.
2FOR HE HAS INCLINED EAR HIS TO ME AND IN DAYS MY I WILL CALL OUT 2Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
3THEY SURROUNDED ME [THE] CORDS OF DEATH AND [THE] DISTRESSES OF SHEOL THEY FOUND ME TROUBLE AND SORROW I FOUND 3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
4AND ON [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH I CALLED I BEG YOU O YAHWEH DELIVER! LIFE MY 4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
5[IS] GRACIOUS YAHWEH AND RIGHTEOUS AND GOD OUR [IS] COMPASSIONATE 5The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.
6[IS] PROTECTING SIMPLE PEOPLE YAHWEH I HAD BECOME LOW AND <TO> ME HE SAVED 6The LORD preserves the simplehearted; I was helpless, and He saved me.
7RETURN O SELF MY TO RESTING PLACE<S> YOUR FOR YAHWEH HE HAS DEALT BOUNTIFULLY TOWARDS YOU 7Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
8FOR YOU HAVE RESCUED LIFE MY FROM DEATH <OBJ.> EYE MY FROM TEAR[S] <OBJ.> FOOT MY FROM STUMBLING 8For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
9I WILL WALK ABOUT <TO> BEFORE YAHWEH IN [THE] LANDS OF THE LIVING 9I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.
10I BELIEVED FOR I SAID I I AM AFFLICTED EXCEEDINGLY 10I believed, therefore I said,*NoteCloseLXX therefore I have spoken; cited in 2 Corinthians 4:13 “I am greatly afflicted.”
11I I SAID WHEN WAS HASTENING I EVERY <THE> PERSON [IS] A LIAR 11In my alarm I said, “All men are liars!”
12WHAT? WILL I GIVE BACK TO YAHWEH ALL BENEFITS HIS TOWARDS ME 12How can I repay the LORD for all His goodness to me?
13A CUP OF SALVATION<S> I WILL LIFT UP AND ON [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH I WILL CALL 13I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
14VOWS MY TO YAHWEH I WILL PAY BEFORE <TOWARDS> PLEASE <TO> ALL PEOPLE HIS 14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
15[IS] PRECIOUS IN [THE] EYES OF YAHWEH THE DEATH <TOWARDS> OF FAITHFUL [PEOPLE] HIS 15Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
16I BEG YOU O YAHWEH FOR I [AM] SERVANT YOUR I [AM] SERVANT YOUR [THE] SON OF MAIDSERVANT YOUR YOU HAVE LOOSENED <TO> FETTERS MY 16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
17TO YOU I WILL SACRIFICE A SACRIFICE OF THANKSGIVING AND ON [THE] NAME OF YAHWEH I WILL CALL 17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
18VOWS MY TO YAHWEH I WILL PAY BEFORE <TOWARDS> PLEASE <TO> ALL PEOPLE HIS 18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people,
19IN [THE] COURTS OF [THE] HOUSE OF YAHWEH IN [THE] MIDST OF YOU O JERUSALEM PRAISE YAHWEH 19in the courts of the LORD’s house, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!*NoteCloseOr Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD