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Psalms 116:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 116:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 116:47 words
HebrewMeaning
וּ/בְ/שֵֽׁםwbəšēm
and on the name ofconjH8034
base · named · renown · report
יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶקְרָ֑אʾeqərāʾ
I calledverbH7121
that are bidden · call (for · forth · self ···
אָנָּ֥הʾānāh
I beg youparticleH577
O
יְ֝הוָ֗הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
מַלְּטָ֥/הmaləṭāh
deliver !verbH4422
escape · lay · leap out · let alone ···
נַפְשִֽׁ/יnapəšiy
life mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
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 116:4

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
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