1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.

I love the Lord, because He has heard my voice and my supplications.

2 B ecause he hath inclined his ear unto me, Therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.

3 T he cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

The cords and sorrows of death were around me, and the terrors of Sheol (the place of the dead) had laid hold of me; I suffered anguish and grief (trouble and sorrow).

4 T hen called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

Then called I upon the name of the Lord: O Lord, I beseech You, save my life and deliver me!

5 G racious is Jehovah, and righteous; Yea, our God is merciful.

Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yes, our God is merciful.

6 J ehovah preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me.

The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He helped and saved me.

7 R eturn unto thy rest, O my soul; For Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee.

Return to your rest, O my soul, for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.

8 F or thou hast delivered my soul from death, Mine eyes from tears, And my feet from falling.

For You have delivered my life from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling and falling.

9 I will walk before Jehovah In the land of the living.

I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living.

10 I believe, for I will speak: I was greatly afflicted:

I believed (trusted in, relied on, and clung to my God), and therefore have I spoken, I am greatly afflicted.

11 I said in my haste, All men are liars.

I said in my haste, All men are deceitful and liars.

12 W hat shall I render unto Jehovah For all his benefits toward me?

What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits toward me?

13 I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will lift up the cup of salvation and deliverance and call on the name of the Lord.

14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.

I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people.

15 P recious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

Precious (important and no light matter) in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints (His loving ones).

16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant: I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds.

O Lord, truly I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid; You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of Jehovah.

I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people,

I will pay my vows to the Lord, yes, in the presence of all His people,

19 I n the courts of Jehovah's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye Jehovah.

In the courts of the Lord’s house—in the midst of you, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)