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Answer me,עֲנֵנִיYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיgood isטוֹבyour loyal love;חַסְדֶּךָaccording to the abundanceכְּרֹבof your merciesרַחֲמֶיךָturnפְּנֵהto me.אֵלָי
Psalms 69:16
Study it in the app“Answer me, YHWH, for good is your loyal love; according to the abundance of your mercies turn to me.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 69:16, word by word
- Answer meעֲנֵane
hear prayer
God answers the one who calls on him: with a word, or with an act such as fire.
Where else “ane” 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- good isטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- your loyal loveחַסְדֶּchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appears- according to the abundanceרֹבrov
abundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appears- of your merciesרַחֲמֶיrachame
compassion
A deep tenderness, like a mother's.
Where else “rachame” appears- turnפְּנֵהpene
turn
To turn toward something, someone or God.
Where else “pene” appears
The context
15Let not the current of waters sweep me away, nor the depths swallow me, nor the well close its mouth over me.
16 · This verse (above)
17And do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress; hurry, answer me.