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I love,אָהַבְתִּיforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhearsיִשְׁמַעmy voice,קוֹלִיmy supplications.תַּחֲנוּנָי
Psalms 116:1
Study it in the app“I love, for YHWH hears my voice, my supplications.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:1, word by word
- I loveאָהַבְתִּיahavti
love
To care for someone from the heart and seek their good.
Where else “ahavti” appears- 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- hearsיִשְׁמַעyishma
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “yishma” appears- my voiceקוֹלִkoli
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “koli” appears- my supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנָtachanuna
supplication
Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."
Where else “tachanuna” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2For he has inclined his ear to me, and in my days I will call.