The LORD Has Heard My Voice

1I love the LORD {YHWH}, for He has heard my voice—

my appeal for mercy.

2Because He has inclined His ear to me,

I will call on Him as long as I live.

3The ropes of death entangled me;

the anguish of Sheol overcame me;

I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

4Then I called on the name of the LORD {YHWH}:

“O LORD, deliver my soul!”

5The LORD {YHWH} is gracious and righteous;

our God {Elohenu} is full of compassion.

6The LORD {YHWH} preserves the simplehearted;

I was helpless, and He saved me.

7Return to your rest, O my soul,

for the LORD {YHWH} has been good to you.

8For You have delivered my soul from death,

my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.

9I will walk before the LORD {YHWH}

in the land of the living.

10I believed, therefore I said [therefore I have spoken],a

“I am greatly afflicted.”

11In my alarm I said,

“All men are liars!”

12How can I repay the LORD {YHWH}

for all His goodness to me?

13I will lift the cup of salvation

and call on the name of the LORD {YHWH}.

14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD {YHWH}

in the presence of all His people.

15Precious in the sight of the LORD {YHWH}

is the death of His saints.

16Truly, O LORD {YHWH}, I am Your servant;

I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;

You have broken my bonds.

17I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the LORD {YHWH}.

18I will fulfill my vows to the LORD {YHWH}

in the presence of all His people,

19in the courts of the LORD’s {YHWH} house,

in your midst, O Jerusalem (city of peace).

Hallelujah (Praise the LORD)!b