Berean Standard Bible

Psalms 116:1-4

1I loveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He has heardיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853my voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963—my appeal for mercyתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

2Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He has inclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186His earאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241to me,I will call on Himאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121as long as I liveוּבְיָמַ֥יu.ve.ya.MaiH3117.

3The ropesחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194entangled meאֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀'a.fa.Fu.niH661;the anguishוּמְצָרֵ֣יu.me.tza.ReiH4712of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585overcame meמְצָא֑וּנִיme.tza.'U.niH4672;I was confrontedאֶמְצָֽא׃'em.Tza'H4672by troubleצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869and sorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.

4Then I calledאֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה'ek.Ra' 'a.NahH7121 H577on the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068: “O LORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,deliverמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315!”

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