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Psalms 34:4

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 34:5.

דָּרַ֣שְׁתִּיdarashtiaskדָּרַשׁverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “ask”, a completed actionH1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worshipask, [idiom] at all, care for, [idiom] diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-) mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוָ֣הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְעָנָ֑נִיveananiand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and shout”, a completed actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…וּמִכָּלumikaland from allכֹּלconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מְ֝גוּרוֹתַ֗יmegurotayfearמְגוֹרַהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “fear”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4034affrightfear.הִצִּילָֽנִיhitsilanidefendנָצַלverb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “defend”, a completed actionH5337to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense[idiom] at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, [idiom] without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, [idiom] surely, take (out).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(34-5) I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.

Young’s Literal Translation

I sought Jehovah, and He answered me, And from all my fears did deliver me.

World English Bible

I sought Yahweh, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Darby Translation

I sought Jehovah, and he answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Douay-Rheims

Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(34-5) I sought the LORD, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I sought the Lord diligently, and he hearkened to me, and delivered me from all my sojournings.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξεζήτησα τὸν Κύριον καὶ ἐπήκουσέ μου, καὶ ἐκ πασῶν τῶν παροικιῶν μου ἐῤῥύσατό με·