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Psalms 116:4
4Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!”
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 King James Version (NKJV)Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, I implore You, deliver my soul!”
Context of Psalms 116:4
2Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath! 3Death wrapped its ropes around me; the terrors of the grave overtook me. I saw only trouble and sorrow. Then I called on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, save me!” 5How kind the Lord is! How good he is! So merciful, this God of ours! 6The Lord protects those of childlike faith; I was facing death, 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 abandoned me? Why are you so far away when I groan for help?
- Psalms 30:7Your favor, O Lord, made me as secure as a mountain. Then you turned away from me, and I was shattered.
- Psalms 34:6In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles.
- Psalms 40:15Let them be horrified by their shame, for they said, “Aha! We’ve got him now!”
- Psalms 118:5In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
- Psalms 130:1From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for your help.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12But while in deep distress, Manasseh sought the Lord his God and sincerely humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
- Isaiah 37:15And Hezekiah prayed this prayer before the Lord:
- Isaiah 38:1About that time Hezekiah became deathly ill, and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to visit him. He gave the king this message: “This is what the Lord says: ‘Set your affairs in order, for you are going to die. You will not recover from this illness.’”
- John 2:2and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration.
- Psalms 6:4Return, O Lord, and rescue me. Save me because of your unfailing love.
- Psalms 22:20Save me from the sword; spare my precious life from these dogs.
- Psalms 25:17My problems go from bad to worse. Oh, save me from them all!
- Psalms 40:12For troubles surround me— too many to count! My sins pile up so high I can’t see my way out. They outnumber the hairs on my head. I have lost all courage.
- Psalms 142:4I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.
- Psalms 143:6I lift my hands to you in prayer. I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. Interlude
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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