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And they cried outוַיִּזְעֲקוּto YHWHאֶל יְהוָהin their distress;בַּצַּר לָהֶםfrom their straitsמִמְּצֻקוֹתֵיהֶםhe saved them.יוֹשִׁיעֵם
Psalms 107:13
Study it in the app“And they cried out to YHWH in their distress; from their straits he saved them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 107:13, word by word
- And they cried outיִּזְעֲקוּyizaku
cry out
To shout for help, above all to YHWH.
Where else “yizaku” appears- to YHWHיְהוָהyehva
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.
Where else “yehva” appears- in their distressצַּרtsar
distress
A tight situation from which one cannot escape.
Where else “tsar” appears- from their straitsמְּצֻקוֹתֵיmetsukote
distress
Straits, narrowness; figuratively, distress, trouble.
Where else “metsukote” appears- he saved themיוֹשִׁיעֵyoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshie” appears
The context
12So he humbled their heart with hardship; they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
13 · This verse (above)
14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and their bonds he tore apart.