Psalm 115:15–116:1

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his faithful servants.

16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;

I serve you just as my mother did;

you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will sacrifice a thank offering to you

and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord—

in your midst, Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord.

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;

extol him, all you peoples.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

1 Praise the Lord, all nations!

Extol him, all peoples!

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant;

I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid:

Thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows unto the Lord

Now in the presence of all his people,

19 In the courts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Praise ye the Lord.

1 O praise the Lord, all ye nations:

Praise him, all ye people.

15 The Lord cares deeply

when his loved ones die.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

yes, I am your servant, born into your household;

you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people—

19 in the house of the Lord

in the heart of Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations.

Praise him, all you people of the earth.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant;

I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord

Now in the presence of all His people,

19 In the courts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

1 Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples!

15 The death of one that belongs to the Lord

is precious in his sight.

16 Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant and the son of your female servant.

You have freed me from my chains.

17 I will give you an offering to show thanks to you,

and I will pray to the Lord.

18 I will give the Lord what I promised

in front of all his people,

19 in the Temple courtyards

in Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

1 All you nations, praise the Lord.

All you people, praise him

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah

Is the death of his saints.

16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant:

I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid;

Thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of Jehovah.

18 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah,

Yea, in the presence of all his people,

19 In the courts of Jehovah’s house,

In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem.

Praise ye Jehovah.

1 O praise Jehovah, all ye nations;

Laud him, all ye peoples.

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints. 16 Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah. 18 I will perform my vows unto Jehovah, yea, before all his people, 19 In the courts of Jehovah’s house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah!

1 Praise Jehovah, all ye nations; laud him, all ye peoples;

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord 

is the death of his faithful ones. 

16 O Lord, I am indeed your servant. 

I am your servant, 

the son of your female servant. 

You have freed me from my chains. 

17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. 

I will call on the name of the Lord. 

18 I will keep my vows to the Lord 

in the presence of all his people, 

19 in the courtyards of the Lord’s house, 

in the middle of Jerusalem. 

Hallelujah! 

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations! 

Praise him, all you people of the world! 

15 The death of His faithful ones

is valuable in the Lord’s sight.

16 Lord, I am indeed Your servant;

I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.

You have loosened my bonds.

17 I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of Yahweh.

18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all His people,

19 in the courts of the Lord’s house—

within you, Jerusalem.

Hallelujah!

1 Praise the Lord, all nations!

Glorify Him, all peoples!

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his faithful ones.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the child of your serving girl.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice

and call on the name of the Lord.

18 I will pay my vows to the Lord

in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of the Lord,

in your midst, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations!

Extol him, all you peoples!

15 Costly in Yahweh’s view is

the death of his faithful ones.

16 Ah, Yahweh, I am indeed your servant;

I am your servant, the child of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

and proclaim the name of Yahweh.

18 I will pay my vows made to Yahweh

in the presence of all his people,

19 in the courts of the house of Yahweh,

in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Praise Yah!

1 Praise Yahweh, all you nations;

extol him, all you peoples.

15 The Lord pays special attention

when his faithful people die.

16 Lord, I serve you.

I serve you just as my mother did.

You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.

17 Lord, I will sacrifice a thank offering to you.

I will worship you.

18 In front of all of the Lord’s people,

I will do what I promised him.

19 I will keep my promise in the courtyards of the Lord’s temple.

I will keep my promise in Jerusalem itself.

Praise the Lord.

1 All you nations, praise the Lord.

All you people on earth, praise him.

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of His godly ones.

16 O Lord, surely I am Your servant,

I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,

You have loosed my bonds.

17 To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And call upon the name of the Lord.

18 I shall pay my vows to the Lord,

Oh may it be in the presence of all His people,

19 In the courts of the Lord’s house,

In the midst of you, O Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

1 Praise the Lord, all nations;

Laud Him, all peoples!