Sign in
Psalms 116:1 — King James Version← Study notes

I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.


Psalms 116:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 116:17 words
HebrewMeaning
אָ֭הַבְתִּיʾāhabətiy
I loveverbH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
כִּֽיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
יִשְׁמַ֥עyišəmaʿ
he has heardverbH8085
attentively · carefully · certainly · consent ···
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
ק֝וֹלִ֗/יqwōliy
voice mynounH6963
aloud · crackling · cry · fame ···
תַּחֲנוּנָֽ/יtaḥănwnāy
supplications mynounH8469
supplication
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 116:1

1. “I have loved, since the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer” Psalm 114:1. Let the soul that is sojourning in absence from the Lord sing thus, let that sheep which had strayed sing thus, let that son who had “died and returned to life,” who had “been lost and was found;” Luke 15:6, 24 let our soul sing thus, brethren, and most beloved sons. Let us be taught, and let us abide, and let us sing thus with the Saints: “I have loved: since the Lord will hear the voice of my…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 116 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
Publish a note on this verse
No notes on this verse yet. Be the first to write one!