Psalms
Psalm 55:16
16But I call to God,
and the LORD saves 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 50:15 · Luke 6:11–12 · Psalm 73:28 · Psalm 91:15 · Psalm 109:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.