1Ich liebe Jahwe, denn er hörte meine Stimme, / hat mein flehendes Rufen gehört.2Er neigte sein Ohr und hörte mir zu. / Solange ich lebe, verkünde ich das.3Gefangen war ich in Stricken des Todes, / getroffen von den Schrecken seiner Macht, / versunken in Elend und Angst.4Da rief ich den Namen Jahwes an: / „Ach, Jahwe, rette mein Leben!“5Jahwe ist gnädig und gerecht, / ja voller Erbarmen ist unser Gott.6Jahwe beschützt den Unerfahrenen. / Ich war schwach, doch er rettete mich.7Beruhige dich, meine Seele, / denn Jahwe hat dir Gutes getan.8Ja, du hast mein Leben vom Tod gerettet, / meine Augen von Tränen / und meinen Fuß vom Sturz.9Ich darf am Leben bleiben / und fortleben in der Nähe Jahwes.10Ich habe ihm immer vertraut, / obwohl ich sagte:[1] „Ich bin am Boden zerstört!“ (2Kor 4,13)11Voller Bestürzung rief ich aus: / „Diese Menschen sind allesamt Lügner!“12Wie kann ich Jahwe vergelten, / was er mir Gutes tat?13Den Becher der Rettung will ich erheben / und anrufen den Namen Jahwes.14Meine Versprechen löse ich vor Jahwe ein, / vor seinem ganzen Volk will ich es tun.15Kostbar für Jahwe sind Menschen, die ihn lieben. / Dem Tod gibt er sie nicht so einfach hin.16Ach, Jahwe, ich bin doch dein Knecht, / ich diene dir, wie schon meine Mutter es tat! / Meine Fesseln hast du gelöst.17Opfer des Lobes will ich dir bringen, / anrufen den Namen Jahwes.18Meine Versprechen löse ich vor Jahwe ein, / vor seinem ganzen Volk will ich es tun,19in den Vorhöfen des Hauses Jahwes, / Jerusalem, mitten in dir. / Halleluja!
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)