1 I love Yahweh,

because he hears me when I cry for him to help me.

2 He listens to me,

so I will call out to him all during my life.

3 Everything around me [MET] caused me to think that I would die;

I was very afraid that I would die and go to the place where dead people are.

I was very distressed/worried and afraid.

4 But then I called out to Yahweh, saying,

"Yahweh, I plead with you to save/rescue me!"

5 Yahweh is kind and does what is right;

he is our God, and he acts mercifully to us.

6 He protects those who ◄are helpless/cannot defend themselves►;

and when I thought that I would die, he saved me.

7 I must encourage/tell myself to ◄have inner peace/not worry any more►,

because Yahweh has done very good things for me.

8 Yahweh has saved me [SYN] from dying,

and has kept/protected me from troubles that would cause me to cry.

He has kept/protected me from stumbling.

9 So here on the earth, where people are still alive,

I live knowing that Yahweh is directing me.

10 I continued to believe/trust in Yahweh,

even when I said, "I am greatly afflicted/troubled."

11 Even when I was distressed/worried and said, "I cannot trust anyone,"

I continued to trust in Yahweh.

12 So now I will tell you [RHQ] what I will offer to Yahweh,

because of all the good things that he has done for me.

13 I will offer to him a cup of wine

to thank him for saving/rescuing me.

14 When I am together with many [HYP] people who belong to Yahweh,

I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him.

15 Yahweh is very grieved/sad when one of his people dies.

16 I am one of those who serve Yahweh;

I serve him like my mother did.

He has freed/saved me from dying (OR, from being fastened by chains).

17 So I will offer to him a sacrifice to thank him,

and I will pray to him.

18,19 When I am together with many of [HYP] the people who belong to Yahweh,

in the courtyard outside his temple in Jerusalem,

I will give to him the offerings that I solemnly promised to give to him.

Praise Yahweh!