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I soughtדָּרַשְׁתִּיYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהand he answered me,וְעָנָנִיand from allוּמִכָּלmy terrorsמְגוּרוֹתַיhe delivered me.הִצִּילָנִי
Psalms 34:4
Study it in the app“I sought YHWH, and he answered me, and from all my terrors he delivered me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 34:4, word by word
- I soughtדָּרַשְׁתִּיdarashti
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “darashti” 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- and he answered meעָנָana
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “ana” appears- my terrorsמְגוּרוֹתַmegurota
terror
Terror, fright: what makes someone afraid.
Where else “megurota” appears- he delivered meהִצִּילָhitsila
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “hitsila” appears
The context
3Magnify YHWH with me, and let us exalt his name together.
4 · This verse (above)
5They looked to him and were radiant, and their faces will not be abashed.