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Selected Verse: Psalms 116:4 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 116:4 |
King James |
Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul. |
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| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Then called I upon the name of the Lord - Upon the Lord. I had no other refuge. I felt that I must perish unless he should interpose, and I pleaded with him for deliverance and life. Compare the notes at Psa 18:6.
O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul - My life. Save me from death. This was not a cry for salvation, but for life. It is an example for us, however, to call on God when we feel that the soul is in danger of perishing, for then, as in the case of the psalmist, we have no other refuge but God. |
6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.