Psalms 116

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116:1
אָהַבְתִּי כִּי־יִשְׁמַע יְהוָה אֶת־קוֹלִי תַּחֲנוּנָי׃
I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.
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116:2
כִּי־הִטָּה אָזְנוֹ לִי וּבְיָמַי אֶקְרָא׃
Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon Him all my days.
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116:3
אֲפָפוּנִי חֶבְלֵי־מָוֶת וּמְצָרֵי שְׁאוֹל מְצָאוּנִי צָרָה וְיָגוֹן אֶמְצָא׃
The cords of death compassed me, And the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.
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116:4
וּבְשֵׁם־יְהוָה אֶקְרָא אָנָּה יְהוָה מַלְּטָה נַפְשִׁי׃
But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'
116:5
חַנּוּן יְהֹוָה וְצַדִּיק וֵאלֹהֵינוּ מְרַחֵם׃
Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; Yea, our God is compassionate.
116:6
שֹׁמֵר פְּתָאיִם יְהֹוָה דַּלּוֹתִי וְלִי יְהוֹשִׁיעַ׃
The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
116:7
שׁוּבִי נַפְשִׁי לִמְנוּחָיְכִי כִּי־יְהוָה גָּמַל עָלָיְכִי׃
Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; For the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
116:8
כִּי חִלַּצְתָּ נַפְשִׁי מִמָּוֶת אֶת־עֵינִי מִן־דִּמְעָה אֶת־רַגְלִי מִדֶּחִי׃
For thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from stumbling.
116:9
אֶתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי יְהוָה בְּאַרְצוֹת הַחַיִּים׃
I shall walk before the LORD In the lands of the living.
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116:10
הֶאֱמַנְתִּי כִּי אֲדַבֵּר אֲנִי עָנִיתִי מְאֹד׃
I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'
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116:11
אֲנִי אָמַרְתִּי בְחָפְזִי כָּל־הָאָדָם כֹּזֵב׃
I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'
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116:12
מָה־אָשִׁיב לַיהוָה כָּל־תַּגְמוּלוֹהִי עָלָי׃
How can I repay unto the LORD All His bountiful dealings toward me?
116:13
כּוֹס־יְשׁוּעוֹת אֶשָּׂא וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָא׃
I will lift up the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of the LORD.
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116:14
נְדָרַי לַיהוָה אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגְדָה־נָּא לְכָל־עַמּוֹ׃
My vows will I pay unto the LORD, Yea, in the presence of all His people.
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116:15
יָקָר בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה הַמָּוְתָה לַחֲסִידָיו׃
Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.
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116:16
אָנָּה יְהוָה כִּי־אֲנִי עַבְדֶּךָ אֲ‍נִי־עַבְדְּךָ בֶּן־אֲמָתֶךָ פִּתַּחְתָּ לְמוֹסֵרָי׃
I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.
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116:17
לְךָ־אֶזְבַּח זֶבַח תּוֹדָה וּבְשֵׁם יְהוָה אֶקְרָא׃
I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD.
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116:18
נְדָרַי לַיהוָה אֲשַׁלֵּם נֶגְדָה־נָּא לְכָל־עַמּוֹ׃
I will pay my vows unto the LORD, Yea, in the presence of all His people;
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116:19
בְּחַצְרוֹת בֵּית יְהוָה בְּתוֹכֵכִי יְרוּשָׁלִָם הַלְלוּ־יָהּ׃
In the courts of the LORD’S house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.
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@Rashi

Rashi on Psalms 116:3

<b>bands of death</b> Heb. חבלי, bands of enemies who sought to kill me.<br><br>[The expressions] חבלי מות, חבלי שאוֹל, are all an expression of bands, like (I Sam. 10:5): “a band of (חבל) prophets.”

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