1Ich liebe den HERRN, denn er hat mich gehört, als ich zu ihm um Hilfe schrie.2Ja, er hat sich zu mir herabgeneigt; mein Leben lang will ich zu ihm rufen!3Ich war schon gefangen in den Fesseln des Todes, Sterbensangst hatte mich gepackt, und ich war völlig verzweifelt.4Da schrie ich laut zum HERRN, ich flehte ihn an: »O HERR, rette mein Leben!«5Wie gnädig und gerecht ist der HERR! Ja, unser Gott ist voll Erbarmen!6Er beschützt alle, die sich selbst nicht helfen können. Ich war in großer Gefahr, doch der HERR hat mir geholfen!7Nun kann ich wieder ruhig werden und sagen: »Der HERR hat mir Gutes erwiesen!«8Ja, er hat mich vor dem sicheren Tod gerettet. Meine Tränen hat er getrocknet und mich vor dem Untergang bewahrt.9Ich darf am Leben bleiben, darf weiterleben in seiner Nähe.10Ich vertraute auf Gott, darum sagte ich ihm: »Ich weiß nicht mehr aus noch ein!«11In meiner Bestürzung rief ich: »Auf keinen Menschen kann man sich verlassen!«12Wie soll ich dem HERRN nun danken für all das Gute, das er mir getan hat?13Beim Opfermahl will ich den Kelch zum Dank erheben und den HERRN preisen, der mich gerettet hat.[1]14Vor seinem ganzen Volk will ich erfüllen, was ich ihm versprochen habe.15Der HERR bewahrt alle, die ihm die Treue halten, denn in seinen Augen ist ihr Leben wertvoll[2].16Gott, du bist mein HERR, und ich diene dir, wie schon meine Mutter es getan hat. Du hast mich den Klauen des Todes entrissen.17Deshalb will ich dir ein Dankopfer bringen und deinen Namen, HERR, preisen.18-19Vor den Augen deines ganzen Volkes – in den Vorhöfen des Tempels mitten in Jerusalem – will ich dir, HERR, meine Gelübde erfüllen. Halleluja – lobt den HERRN!
Psalm 116
New International Reader’s Version
von Biblica1I love the LORD, because he heard my voice. He heard my cry for his help.2Because he paid attention to me, I will call out to him as long as I live.3The ropes of death were wrapped around me. The horrors of the grave came over me. I was overcome by sadness and sorrow.4Then I called out to the LORD. I cried out, ‘LORD, save me!’5The LORD is holy and kind. Our God is full of tender love.6The LORD takes care of those who are not aware of danger. When I was in great need, he saved me.7I said to myself, ‘Be calm. The LORD has been good to me.’8LORD, you have saved me from death. You have dried the tears from my eyes. You have kept me from tripping and falling.9So now I can enjoy life here with you while I’m still living.10I trusted in the LORD even when I said to myself, ‘I am in great pain.’11When I was terrified, I said to myself, ‘No one tells the truth.’12The LORD has been so good to me! How can I ever pay him back?13I will bring an offering of wine to the LORD and thank him for saving me. I will worship him.14In front of all the LORD’s people, I will do what I promised him.15The LORD pays special attention when his faithful people die.16LORD, I serve you. I serve you just as my mother did. You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.17LORD, I will sacrifice a thank-offering to you. I will worship you.18In front of all the LORD’s people, I will do what I promised him.19I will keep my promise in the courtyards of the LORD’s temple. I will keep my promise in Jerusalem itself. Praise the LORD.
1I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. (Ps 18,1; Ps 66,19; Ps 118,21)2Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live. (Ps 31,2)3The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish. (Ps 18,4)4Then I called on the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!” (Ps 18,6; Ps 118,5)5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; our God is merciful. (Esr 9,15; Neh 9,8; Ps 7,9; Ps 62,12; Ps 86,15; Ps 119,137; Ps 145,17; Jer 12,1; Dan 9,7)6The Lord preserves the simple; when I was brought low, he saved me. (Ps 19,7; Ps 79,8; Ps 142,6)7Return, O my soul, to your rest; for the Lord has dealt bountifully with you. (Ps 13,6; Jer 6,16; Mt 11,28)8For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling; (Ps 49,15; Ps 56,13; Ps 86,13)9I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. (Ps 27,13)10I believed, even when[1] I spoke: “I am greatly afflicted”; (Ps 39,3; 2Kor 4,13)11I said in my alarm, “All mankind are liars.” (Ps 31,22; Ps 62,9)12What shall I render to the Lord for all his benefits to me? (2Chr 32,25)13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord, (Ps 16,5; Ps 99,6; Ps 105,1)14I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people. (Ps 50,14)15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. (Ps 50,5; Ps 72,14)16O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your maidservant. You have loosed my bonds. (Hi 12,18; Ps 86,16; Ps 113,1; Ps 119,125; Ps 143,12)17I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the Lord. (Ps 50,14; Ps 116,13)18I will pay my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, (Ps 116,14)19in the courts of the house of the Lord, in your midst, O Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! (Ps 92,13; Ps 104,35)