King James Version
Psalms 116:4
4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
Psalms 116:4 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Lord, save me!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then I called on the name of the Lord: "O Lord, I pray, deliver my soul!"
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!”
Context of Psalms 116:4
2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
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וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 116:4
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?
- Psalms 30:7Lord, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.
- Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 40:15Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.
- Psalms 118:5I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
- Isaiah 37:15And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying,
- Isaiah 38:1In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live.
- John 2:2And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage.
- Psalms 6:4Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.
- Psalms 22:20Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog.
- Psalms 25:17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
- Psalms 40:12For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.
- Psalms 142:4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
- Psalms 143:6I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Then called I upon the name of the Lord - Upon the Lord. I had no other refuge. I felt that I must perish unless he should interpose, and I pleaded with him for deliverance and life. Compare the notes at Psalm 18:6. O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul - My life. Save me from death. This was not a cry for salvation, but for life. It is an example for us, however, to call on God when we feel that the soul is in danger of perishing, for then, as in the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4This is the first of three times that the psalmist calls on the Lord’s name (which represents God's reputation).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. For similar figures for distress see Psa 18:4, 5. gat hold upon me--Another sense ("found") of the same word follows, as we speak of disease finding us, and of our finding or catching disease.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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