Psalms 116:4

4 Then I called to the Lord, "I beg you, Lord, save me!"

Psalms 116:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 116:4

Then called I upon the name of the Lord
Upon the Lord himself in prayer for speedy deliverance; or "in the name of the Lord" {h}, in the name of the Messiah, the only Mediator between God and man; "saying", as follows, and which word may be supplied,

O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul;
from these sorrows and pains, from these afflictions and distresses, from death and the grave, and from wrath, and a sense of it, and fears about it.


FOOTNOTES:

F8 (hwhy Mvb) "in nomine Domini", Montanus, Musculus, Vatablus.

Psalms 116:4 In-Context

2 He listens to me every time I call to him.
3 The danger of death was all around me; the horrors of the grave closed in on me; I was filled with fear and anxiety.
4 Then I called to the Lord, "I beg you, Lord, save me!"
5 The Lord is merciful and good; our God is compassionate.
6 The Lord protects the helpless; when I was in danger, he saved me.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.