Psalms 116:4

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”

Psalms 116:4 in Other Translations

4 Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: "O LORD, I pray, deliver my soul!"

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD : “Please, LORD, save me!”

4 then I called out to God for help: "Please, God!" I cried out. "Save my life!"

4 Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: O Jehovah, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

4 But I kept calling on the name of the LORD: "Please, LORD, rescue me!"

4 Then I called on the name of the Lord: "Lord, save me!"

4 Then I called out to the Lord. I cried out, "Lord, save me!"

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 turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

3 The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.

4 Then I called on the name of the LORD: “LORD, save me!”

5 The LORD is gracious and righteous; our God is full of compassion.

6 The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 80:18; Psalms 118:5
• 2. S Psalms 80:2; Psalms 22:20