King James Version

Psalms 116:13

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

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כּוֹסkoscupכּוֹסnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “cup”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, a lot (as if a potion); also some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)cup, (small) owl. Compare H3599 (כִּיס).יְשׁוּע֥וֹתyeshuotdeliveranceיְשׁוּעָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “deliverance”, the ordinary formH3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperitydeliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.אֶשָּׂ֑אesalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…וּבְשֵׁ֖םuveshemand in fameשֵׁםconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and in fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶקְרָֽאeqracallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will take the cup of salvation, And call upon the name of Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

The cup of salvation I lift up, And in the name of Jehovah I call.

World English Bible

I will take the cup of salvation, and call on Yahweh’s name.

Darby Translation

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of Jehovah.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord. a I will pay my vows to the Lord, in the presence of all his people.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποτήριον σωτηρίου λήψομαι, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου ἐπικαλέσομαι· a Τὰς εὐχάς μου τῷ Κυρίῳ ἀποδώσω, ἐναντίον παντὸς τοῦ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ.