Psalm 116:4

4 Then called I on the name of Yahweh: "Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul."

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

3 The cords of death surrounded me, The pains of Sheol got a hold on me. I found trouble and sorrow.

4 Then called I on the name of Yahweh: "Yahweh, I beg you, deliver my soul."

5 Gracious is Yahweh, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful.

6 Yahweh preserves the simple. I was brought low, and he saved me.