Psalm 118:5

The LORD Is on My Side · Psalm 118:1–29
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Translations

Modern
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
Traditional
I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
Literal
In distress I called on YAH; YAH answered me in a broad place.
Latin
De tribulatione invocavi Dominum, et exaudivit me in latitudine Dominus.

Original

Hebrew
English
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

Notes

The Lord alone is the psalmist’s helper.

The psalmist joyfully thanks the Lord for his goodness and urges others to trust in his loving devotion (Psalm 118:1–4, 29). This poem is the last of the Egyptian Hallel (Psalms 113–118).

These psalms are called the Egyptian Hallel. Hallel means “praise.” Jewish people use these psalms during Passover, which began when God brought Israel out of Egypt in the exodus. The people recite Psalms 113–114 before the Passover meal, and Psalms 115–118 are recited afterward.

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