Psalms

Psalm 107:13–19

¹³Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

¹⁴He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death

and broke away their chains.

¹⁵Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion

and His wonders to the sons of men.

¹⁶For He has broken down the gates of bronze

and cut through the bars of iron.

¹⁷Fools, in their rebellious ways,

and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

¹⁸They loathed all food

and drew near to the gates of death.

¹⁹Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He saved them from their distress.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they cried out	וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ	way·yiz·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in their trouble	בַּצַּ֣ר	baṣ·ṣar	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He saved	יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃	yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
from their distress	מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	mim·mə·ṣu·qō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4691 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought them out	יֽ֭וֹצִיאֵם	yō·w·ṣî·’êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
of darkness	מֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְ	mê·ḥō·šeḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
and the shadow of death	וְצַלְמָ֑וֶת	wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6757 death-shadow, deep shadow
and broke away their chains	וּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣ם	ū·mō·ws·rō·w·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4147 chastisement, halter, restraint

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Let them give thanks	יוֹד֣וּ	yō·w·ḏū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3034 throw, cast
to the LORD	לַיהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for His loving devotion	חַסְדּ֑וֹ	ḥas·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
and His wonders	וְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יו	wə·nip̄·lə·’ō·w·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary
to the sons	לִבְנֵ֥י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of men	אָדָֽם׃	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî·ši-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has broken down	שִׁ֭בַּר	šib·bar	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
the gates	דַּלְת֣וֹת	dal·ṯō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1817 door
of bronze	נְחֹ֑שֶׁת	nə·ḥō·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H5178 copper, bronze
and cut through	גִּדֵּֽעַ׃	gid·dê·a‘	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1438 hew, hew down or off
the bars	וּבְרִיחֵ֖י	ū·ḇə·rî·ḥê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1280 bar
of iron	בַרְזֶ֣ל	ḇar·zel	Noun - masculine singular	H1270 iron

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fools	אֱ֭וִלִים	’ĕ·wi·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H191 foolish
in their rebellious	פִּשְׁעָ֑ם	piš·‘ām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6588 transgression
ways	מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ	mid·de·reḵ	Preposition-m; Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
and through their iniquities	וּֽ֝מֵעֲוֺֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	ū·mê·‘ă·wō·nō·ṯê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
suffered affliction	יִתְעַנּֽוּ׃	yiṯ·‘an·nū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	נַפְשָׁ֑ם	nap̄·šām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
loathed	תְּתַעֵ֣ב	tə·ṯa·‘êḇ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8581 loathe, detest
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
food	אֹ֭כֶל	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food
and drew near	וַ֝יַּגִּ֗יעוּ	way·yag·gî·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5060 touch, reach, strike
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the gates	שַׁ֥עֲרֵי	ša·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of death	מָֽוֶת׃	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they cried out	וַיִּזְעֲק֣וּ	way·yiz·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in their trouble	בַּצַּ֣ר	baṣ·ṣar	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
He saved them	יוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃	yō·wō·šî·‘êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3467 deliver
from their distress	מִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	mim·mə·ṣu·qō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4691 id.