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Psalms 55:16
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Psalms 55:16 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
English Standard Version (ESV)
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But I call to God, and the LORD will save me.
New Living Translation (NLT)
16
But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me.
The Message Bible (MSG)
16
I call to God; God will help me.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
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But I call on God, and the LORD saves me.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
16
But I call to God, and the Lord will save me.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
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But I call out to God. And the LORD saves 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.''
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 55:16 In-Context
14
with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship at the house of God, as we walked about among the worshipers.
15
Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the realm of the dead, for evil finds lodging among them.
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As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me.
17
Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice.
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He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
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