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Psalm 116

Vers 1

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)I love the LORD; his faithfulness I praise
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) He heard my cries, for he is always near me;
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) in tender mercy he bent down to hear me.
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) I call on him in worship all my days.

Vers 2

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)The cords of death held me in deep despair;
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) great was my anguish when they tightly bound me.
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) The torments of the grave were all around me.
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) In my distress I turned to God in prayer.

Vers 3

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)I cried to him, “Deliver me, O LORD!
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) Preserve my life, O faithful God and Saviour.”
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) The LORD is just; he shows his grace and favour.
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) In his compassion he fulfils his word.

Vers 4

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)To helpless ones the LORD a shield will be;
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) he rescued me from peril and affliction.
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) Come, O my soul, find rest in his protection.
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) God in his mercy has been good to me.

Vers 5

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)LORD, you have saved my soul from death’s abyss
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) My tears you’ve dried; my feet you’ve safely guided,
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) kept them from stumbling. Grace you have provided,
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) that I may live to walk before your face.

Vers 6

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)I kept my faith, and therefore did I speak
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) when I was made to suffer tribulation;
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) I said in haste and bitter consternation:
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) “All men are false, and guileful ways they seek.”

Vers 7

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)What shall I render to my Saviour now
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) for all the riches of his consolation?
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) I will lift up the cup of his salvation
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) and call upon his name with thankful vow.

Vers 8

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)In all his people’s presence I will pay
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) my vows to him, the LORD so good and gracious.
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) To God the death of all his saints is precious;
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) in times of grief he is their help and stay.

Vers 9

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)I am, O LORD, your servant, bound yet free,
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) your humble slave, whose shackles you have broken.
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) I’ll offer you my sacrifice as token
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) of thankfulness, and praise you constantly.

Vers 10

Notenbalk regel 1 (iso)Notenbalk regel 1 (rit)Before God’s people, O Jerusalem,
Notenbalk regel 2 (iso)Notenbalk regel 2 (rit) right in your midst, within his habitation,
Notenbalk regel 3 (iso)Notenbalk regel 3 (rit) I shall fulfil my vows with jubilation.
Notenbalk regel 4 (iso)Notenbalk regel 4 (rit) Shout hallelujah! Zion, praise his name!
Über diesen Psalm

Psalm 116 gehört zu Buch V (Psalm 107–150) des Psalters. Ägyptisches Hallel: Gesungen am Passahfest. Halleluja-Psalm: Beginnt oder endet mit dem hebräischen "Hallelu-Jah" (114, 118 und 136 zählen nicht dazu).

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