Psalm 116:1

Hebrew	אָ֭הַבְתִּי כִּֽי יִשְׁמַ֥ע יְהוָ֑הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה hebrew Meaning * Yahweh - God's personal name It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament. First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6 אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( ק֝וֹלִ֗י תַּחֲנוּנָֽי
ESV	I love the LORD, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
NIV	I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy.
NLT	I love the LORD because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy.
LXX	αλληλουια ἠγάπησα ὅτι εἰσακούσεται κύριος τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article φωνῆς τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δεήσεώς μου
KJV	I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.

^{Psalm 115:18 ← Psalm 116:1 → Psalm 116:2}

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