Psalms

Psalm 107:6–7

⁶Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble,

and He delivered them from their distress.

⁷He led them on a straight path

to reach a city where they could live.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then they cried out	וַיִּצְעֲק֣וּ	way·yiṣ·‘ă·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6817 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 delivered	יַצִּילֵֽם׃	yaṣ·ṣî·lêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5337 strip, plunder
them	לָהֶ֑ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
from their distress	מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתֵיהֶ֗ם	mim·mə·ṣū·qō·w·ṯê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H4691 id.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He led them	וַ֭יַּֽדְרִיכֵם	way·yaḏ·rî·ḵêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1869 tread, march
on a straight	יְשָׁרָ֑ה	yə·šā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H3477 straight, right
path	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to reach	לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
a city	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
where they could live	מוֹשָֽׁב׃	mō·wō·šāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 107:6 Psalm 50:15 · Psalm 91:15 · Hebrews 4:15–16 · Jeremiah 29:12–14 · Psalm 107:13 · 2 Corinthians 1:8–10 · Psalm 107:28 · Psalm 107:19 · Hosea 5:15 · 2 Timothy 3:11 · 2 Corinthians 12:8–10 · Isaiah 41:17–18

Psalm 107:7 Jeremiah 31:9 · Psalm 77:20 · Ezra 8:21–23 · Hebrews 11:9–10 · Hebrews 12:22 · Hebrews 11:16 · Isaiah 49:8–11 · Jeremiah 33:10–13 · Psalm 107:36 · 2 Peter 2:15 · Psalm 78:52 · Isaiah 30:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.