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Out ofמִןdistressהַמֵּצַרI called onקָרָאתִיYah;יָּהּYahיָהּanswered meעָנָנִיin a wide place.בַמֶּרְחָב
Psalms 118:5
Study it in the app“Out of distress I called on Yah; Yah answered me in a wide place.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 118:5, word by word
- distressמֵּצַרmetsar
distress, straits
Distress, a tight spot; literally, a narrow place where one is hemmed in. Its opposite is the "broad place."
Where else “metsar” appears- I called onקָרָאתִיkarati
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “karati” appears- Yahיָּהּyah
Yah
Yah: the short form of the name YHWH. It is the form found in "Hallelujah" ("praise Yah").
Where else “yah” appears- answered meעָנָana
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “ana” appears- in a wide placeמֶּרְחָבmerchav
broad place
A spacious, wide, open place: the opposite of narrowness and distress. An image of freedom and relief.
Where else “merchav” appears
The context
4Let those who fear YHWH say now, “His loyal love is forever.”
5 · This verse (above)
6YHWH is for me; I will not fear; what can a human being do to me?