Psalms 55:16

16 I call to God; God will help me.

Psalms 55:16 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 55:16

As for me, I will call upon God
Not upon a creature, on idols and images, on angels or saints departed; but upon God, in his time of trouble, for salvation and deliverance from enemies; who is able to save. This is to be understood of calling upon God in prayer; as ( Psalms 55:17 ) explains it, and the Targum here renders it; though sometimes invocation of the name of God takes in the whole of divine worship;

and the Lord shall save me;
which confidence was founded partly upon his promise to deliver such that call upon him in the day of trouble, ( Psalms 50:15 ) ; and partly upon his power, whose hand is not shortened that it cannot save. The Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord shall redeem me.''

Psalms 55:16 In-Context

14 Those long hours of leisure as we walked arm in arm, God a third party to our conversation.

15 Haul my betrayers off alive to hell - let them experience the horror, let them feel every desolate detail of a damned life.

16 I call to God; God will help me.

17 At dusk, dawn, and noon I sigh deep sighs - he hears, he rescues.

18 My life is well and whole, secure in the middle of danger Even while thousands are lined up against me.