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Iאֲנִיwill callאֶקְרָאto Elohim,אֶל אֱלֹהִיםand YHWHוַיהוָהwill save me.יוֹשִׁיעֵנִי
Psalms 55:16
Study it in the app“I will call to Elohim, and YHWH will save me.”
Evening, morning and noon, the psalmist cries out, and God will hear his voicePrayer
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 55:16, word by word
- will callאֶקְרָאekra
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “ekra” appears- to Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” 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- will save meיוֹשִׁיעֵyoshie
save
To rescue someone from danger.
Where else “yoshie” appears
The context
15Let death come by surprise upon them; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evils are where they reside, within them.
16 · This verse (above)
17Evening and morning and noon I will complain and moan, and he will hear my voice.