New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 116:1-4

1I loveאָ֭הַבְתִּי'A.hav.tiH157the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Hehearsיִשְׁמַ֥ע׀yish.Ma'H8085My voiceק֝וֹלִ֗יko.LiH6963andmy pleasתַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃ta.cha.nu.NaiH8469.

2Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588He hasinclinedהִטָּ֣הhi.TahH5186His earאָזְנ֣וֹ'a.ze.NoH241to me,Therefore I will callאֶקְרָֽא׃'ek.Ra'H7121upon Himas longH3117as I liveH3117.

3Thesnaresחֶבְלֵי־chev.lei-H2256of deathמָ֗וֶתMa.vetH4194encompassedאֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀'a.fa.Fu.niH661me And theterrorsוּמְצָרֵ֣יu.me.tza.ReiH4712ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585cameH4672uponH4672me;I foundH4672distressצָרָ֖הtza.RahH6869and sorrowוְיָג֣וֹןve.ya.GonH3015.

4ThenI calledאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121upon the nameוּבְשֵֽׁם־u.ve.shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068: “Pleaseאָנָּ֥ה'a.NahH577, Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,saveמַלְּטָ֥הma.le.TahH4422mylifeנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315!”

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