Psalms 116:4

4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul!"

Psalms 116:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 116:4

Then called I upon the name of the Lord
Upon the Lord himself in prayer for speedy deliverance; or "in the name of the Lord" {h}, in the name of the Messiah, the only Mediator between God and man; "saying", as follows, and which word may be supplied,

O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul;
from these sorrows and pains, from these afflictions and distresses, from death and the grave, and from wrath, and a sense of it, and fears about it.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 (hwhy Mvb) "in nomine Domini", Montanus, Musculus, Vatablus.

Psalms 116:4 In-Context

2 Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him as long as I live.

3 The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the pains of hell got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow.

4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul!"

5 Gracious is the LORD and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

6 The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He helped me.