Psalms 116:4
Then I called on the LORD’s name: “LORD, I beg you, deliver my soul.”
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
In Context
3The cords of death surrounded me, the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.
5The LORD is gracious and righteous. Yes, our God is merciful.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
Psalms 6:5For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?
Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?
Psalms 25:17The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.
Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalms 50:15Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 116:2-10
Grateful Acknowledgments. 1 I love the Lord , because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. 2 Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. 3 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow. 4 Then called I upon the name of the Lord ; O Lord , I beseech thee, deliver my soul. 5 Gracious is the Lord , and righteous; yea, our God is merciful. 6 The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped… Read the whole commentary →