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Psalms 107:19

107:18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

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Then they cry to Yahweh in their trouble, he saves them out of their distresses.

Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses.

Then they cry to the LORD in their trouble, and he saves them out of their distresses.

107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

What does Psalms 107:19 mean?

Psalms 107:19 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָעַק (zâʻaq), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), צַר (tsar).

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Then
they
cryזָעַקzâʻaq/zaw-ak'/H2199to shriek (from anguish or danger); by analogy, (as a herald) to announce or convene publicly
unto
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
in
their
trouble,צַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)
and
he
savethיָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
them
out
of
their
distresses.מְצוּקָהmᵉtsûwqâh/mets-oo-kaw'/H4691narrowness, i.e. (figuratively) trouble

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:19.

1 Samuel 7:8

And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. Cease: Heb. Be not silent from us from crying

Job 15:24

Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

Judges 10:14

Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

Judges 12:2

And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

Judges 3:15

But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. a Benjamite: or, the son of Jemini lefthanded: Heb. shut of his right hand

Judges 3:9

And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother. deliverer: Heb. saviour

Numbers 10:9

And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets; and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye shall be saved from your enemies.

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What does Psalms 107:19 say?

Psalms 107:19 (King James Version) reads: "Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their distresses."

Is Psalms 107:19 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:19 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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