Psalms

Psalm 116:1–6

¹I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice —

my appeal for mercy.

²Because He has inclined His ear to me,

I will call on Him as long as I live.

³The ropes of death entangled me;

the anguish of Sheol overcame me;

I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.

⁴Then I called on the name of the LORD:

“O LORD, deliver my soul!”

⁵The LORD is gracious and righteous;

our God is full of compassion.

⁶The LORD preserves the simplehearted;

I was helpless, and He saved me.

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
I love	אָ֭הַבְתִּי	’ā·haḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H157 love
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has heard	יִשְׁמַ֥ע׀	yiš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
my voice	ק֝וֹלִ֗י	qō·w·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6963 sound, voice
my appeal for mercy	תַּחֲנוּנָֽי׃	ta·ḥă·nū·nāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8469 supplication for favour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He has inclined	הִטָּ֣ה	hiṭ·ṭāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
His ear	אָזְנ֣וֹ	’ā·zə·nōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
to me	לִ֑י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
I will call on Him	אֶקְרָֽא׃	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
as long as I live	וּבְיָמַ֥י	ū·ḇə·yā·may	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3117 day

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The ropes	חֶבְלֵי־	ḥeḇ·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
of death	מָ֗וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
entangled me	אֲפָפ֤וּנִי׀	’ă·p̄ā·p̄ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H661 surround, encompass
the anguish	וּמְצָרֵ֣י	ū·mə·ṣā·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H4712 straits, distress
of Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
overcame me	מְצָא֑וּנִי	mə·ṣā·’ū·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
I was confronted	אֶמְצָֽא׃	’em·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
by trouble	צָרָ֖ה	ṣā·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H6869 id.
and sorrow	וְיָג֣וֹן	wə·yā·ḡō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3015 grief, sorrow

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I called	אֶקְרָ֑א	’eq·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
on the name	וּבְשֵֽׁם־	ū·ḇə·šêm-	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
O LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
deliver	מַלְּטָ֥ה	mal·lə·ṭāh	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H4422 slip away
my soul	נַפְשִֽׁי׃	nap̄·šî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהֹוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is gracious	חַנּ֣וּן	ḥan·nūn	Adjective - masculine singular	H2587 gracious
and righteous	וְצַדִּ֑יק	wə·ṣad·dîq	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
our God	וֵ֖אלֹהֵ֣ינוּ	wê·lō·hê·nū	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
is full of compassion	מְרַחֵֽם׃	mə·ra·ḥêm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7355 love

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהֹוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
preserves	שֹׁמֵ֣ר	šō·mêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the simplehearted	פְּתָאיִ֣ם	pə·ṯā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H6612 simple
I was helpless	דַּ֝לּוֹתִ֗י	dal·lō·w·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1809 hang, be low, languish
and	וְלִ֣י	wə·lî	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; first person common singular
He saved me	יְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃	yə·hō·wō·šî·a‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3467 deliver