Psalms
Psalm 55:16–17
16But I call to God,
and the LORD saves me.
17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress,
and He hears my voice.
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.
Psalm 55:16
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But I | אֲ֭נִי | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| call | אֶקְרָ֑א | ’eq·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֣ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| and the LORD | וַ֝יהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| saves me | יוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ | yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H3467 deliver |
Psalm 55:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | וָבֹ֣קֶר | wā·ḇō·qer | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1242 morning |
| noon | וְ֭צָהֳרַיִם | wə·ṣā·ho·ra·yim | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H6672 midday, noon |
| and night | עֶ֤רֶב | ‘e·reḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H6153 (sun)set, evening |
| I cry out | וְאֶהֱמֶ֑ה | wə·’e·hĕ·meh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H1993 murmur, growl, roar, be boisterous |
| in distress | אָשִׂ֣יחָה | ’ā·śî·ḥāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7878 muse, complain |
| and He hears | וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| my voice | קוֹלִֽי׃ | qō·w·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H6963 sound, voice |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 55:16 Psalm 50:15 · Luke 6:11–12 · Psalm 73:28 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 109:4
Psalm 55:17 Ephesians 6:18 · 1 Thessalonians 5:17 · Psalm 141:2 · Hebrews 5:7 · Acts 3:1 · Mark 1:35 · Acts 10:9 · Psalm 119:147–148 · Daniel 6:10 · Psalm 92:2 · Psalm 119:62 · Acts 10:30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.