New King James Version
Psalms 116:4
4Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
Psalms 116:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
- 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 Living Translation (NLT)Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!”
Context of Psalms 116:4
2Because He has inclined His ear to me, Therefore I will call upon Him as long as I live. 3The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow. Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!” 5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is merciful. 6The Lord preserves the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:4 word by word
וּבְשֵֽׁם־יְהוָ֥ה אֶקְרָ֑א אָנָּ֥ה יְ֝הוָ֗ה מַלְּטָ֥ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 116:4
- Psalms 22:1My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning?
- Psalms 30:7Lord, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled.
- Psalms 34:6This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 40:15Let them be confounded because of their shame, Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
- Psalms 118:5I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
- 2 Chronicles 33:12Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
- Isaiah 37:15Then Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying:
- Isaiah 38:1In those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’ ”
- John 2:2Now both Jesus and His disciples were invited to the wedding.
- Psalms 6:4Return, O Lord, deliver me! Oh, save me for Your mercies’ sake!
- Psalms 22:20Deliver Me from the sword, My precious life from the power of the dog.
- Psalms 25:17The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses!
- Psalms 40:12For innumerable evils have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to look up; They are more than the hairs of my head; Therefore my heart fails me.
- Psalms 142:4Look on my right hand and see, For there is no one who acknowledges me; Refuge has failed me; No one cares for my soul.
- Psalms 143:6I spread out my hands to You; My soul longs for You like 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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