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They cried out,צָעֲקוּand YHWHוַיהוָהheard,שָׁמֵעַand from allוּמִכָּלtheir distressesצָרוֹתָםhe delivered them.הִצִּילָם
Psalms 34:17
Study it in the app“They cried out, and YHWH heard, and from all their distresses he delivered them.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:17, word by word
- They cried outצָעֲקוּtsaaku
cry out
To shout for help or justice.
Where else “tsaaku” appears- and YHWHיהוָהyhva
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 “yhva” appears- heardשָׁמֵעַshamea
listen
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shamea” appears- their distressesצָרוֹתָtsarota
distress
A time of hardship or danger.
Where else “tsarota” appears- he delivered themהִצִּילָhitsila
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsila” appears
The context
16The face of YHWH is against those who do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.
17 · This verse (above)
18Near is YHWH to the broken in heart, and the crushed in spirit he saves.