Psalms 55:16–17

Evening, morning and noon, the psalmist cries out, and God will hear his voice

¹⁶I will call to Elohim, and YHWH will save me.
¹⁷Evening and morning and noon I will complain and moan, and he will hear my voice.

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In its context

¹⁴with whom together we made sweet intimate counsel; in the house of Elohim we walked with the throng.

¹⁵Let death come by surprise upon them; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evils are where they reside, within them.

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¹⁸He has ransomed in peace my soul from the battle against me, for many were against me.

¹⁹El will hear and humble them —he who sits from of old; Selah. those who have no changes and do not fear Elohim.

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Its words in the original

אֱלֹהִיםelohim· Elohim, God, gods
The Hebrew word usually translated "God". This translation keeps "Elohim" when it speaks of the one true God, the Creator, the God of Israel. The word ends like a plural, but it does not mean several: for him the verb is singular ("Elohim created"); the plural form expresses greatness. The same word as a common noun names the "gods" of other peoples, and there it is a true plural, translated "gods". It is also used of mighty ones or judges.
אֶקְרָאekra· call, proclaim
Call: speak out to someone, summon, invite, give a name, proclaim; also read aloud. "Call on the name of YHWH" is to pray to him and worship him.
יהוָהyhva· YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
יוֹשִׁיעֵyoshie· save
Save: deliver someone from danger or from an oppressor. From this root come the names Joshua and Jesus.
עֶרֶבerev· evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
בֹקֶרvoker· morning
Morning, dawn.
צָהֳרַיִםtsahorayim· window, noon
An opening for light, such as the one in the ark (its exact form is not known). In the dual, the same word means "noon".
אָשִׂיחָהasicha· talk, meditate
Speak of something, meditate, turn a matter over aloud or within oneself.
אֶהֱמֶהeheme· roar, be in uproar
Make a great noise: roar, rage, be in turmoil. Said of the sea, of a crowd or of a stirred-up city; also of the heart that is moved.
יִּשְׁמַעyishma· hear, listen, obey
Hear, listen. In the Bible listening truly includes paying heed; so it often means "obey". In the causative form, make heard, proclaim.
קוֹלִkoli· voice, sound
Voice or sound: what is heard, from a person, an animal or a thing (thunder, steps).

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