Psalm 116:4

4 Then ¹I called upon the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I beseech You, ²save my life!"

Psalm 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.

Psalm 116:4 In-Context

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I shall call upon Him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death encompassed me And the terrors of Sheol came upon me; I found distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called upon the name of the LORD : "O LORD , I beseech You, save my life!"

5 Gracious is the LORD , and righteous; Yes, our God is compassionate.

6 The LORD preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 18:6; Psalms 118:5
• 2. Psalms 17:13; Psalms 22:20

Footnotes

• [a] Or "deliver my soul"