Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As for me, I call to God, and the LORD saves me. New Living Translation But I will call on God, and the LORD will rescue me. English Standard Version But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. Berean Standard Bible But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. King James Bible As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. New King James Version As for me, I will call upon God, And the LORD shall save me. New American Standard Bible As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me. NASB 1995 As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me. NASB 1977 As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me. Legacy Standard Bible As for me, I shall call upon God, And Yahweh will save me. Amplified Bible As for me, I shall call upon God, And the LORD will save me. Christian Standard Bible But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. Holman Christian Standard Bible But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. American Standard Version As for me, I will call upon God; And Jehovah will save me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But I shall call unto God and God will save me. Brenton Septuagint Translation I cried to God, and the Lord hearkened to me. Contemporary English Version I ask for your help, LORD God, and you will keep me safe. Douay-Rheims Bible But I have cried to God: and the Lord will save me. English Revised Version As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me. GOD'S WORD® Translation But I call on God, and the LORD saves me. Good News Translation But I call to the LORD God for help, and he will save me. International Standard Version I call upon God, and the LORD will deliver me. JPS Tanakh 1917 As for me, I will call upon God; And the LORD shall save me. Literal Standard Version I call to God, and YHWH saves me. Majority Standard Bible But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. New American Bible But I will call upon God, and the LORD will save me. NET Bible As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me. New Revised Standard Version But I call upon God, and the LORD will save me. New Heart English Bible As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me. Webster's Bible Translation As for me, I will call upon God: and the LORD will save me. World English Bible As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me. Young's Literal Translation I -- to God I call, and Jehovah saveth me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Cast Your Burden upon the LORD…15Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes. 16But I call to God, and the LORD saves me. 17Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.… Cross References Psalm 57:2 I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me. Psalm 57:3 He reaches down from heaven and saves me; He rebukes those who trample me. Selah God sends forth His loving devotion and His truth. Treasury of Scripture As for me, I will call on God; and the LORD shall save me. Psalm 50:15 And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. Psalm 73:28 But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works. Psalm 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. Jump to Previous Prayer Save Saves Saveth SaviourJump to Next Prayer Save Saves Saveth SaviourPsalm 55 1. David in his prayer complains of his fearful case9. He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains 16. He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies Verses 16-23. - In conclusion, the psalmist turns altogether to God, whom he now addresses as "Jehovah" (vers. 16, 22), and expresses his confidence that, in answer to his continual prayers (ver. 17), God will come to his aid, will deliver his soul from the machinations of his enemies, and will visit them with "affliction" (ver. 19) and "destruction" (ver. 23). Still grieved chiefly by the defection of his unfaithful friend, he once more describes the treachery and heinousness of his conduct (vers. 20. 21), before winding up with a word of comfort for all the righteous (ver. 22), and of menace against all the ungodly (ver. 23). Verse 16. - As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord (Jehovah) shall save me. The call is upon the God known to man by nature as the Almighty Ruler of the universe; the answer is from the covenant God of Israel, the Self-existent One, in whom Israel trusts. The two are different aspects of one and the same Being. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But Iאֲ֭נִי (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I call אֶקְרָ֑א (’eq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to God, אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and the LORD וַ֝יהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will save me. יוֹשִׁיעֵֽנִי׃ (yō·wō·šî·‘ê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Links Psalm 55:16 NIVPsalm 55:16 NLT Psalm 55:16 ESV Psalm 55:16 NASB Psalm 55:16 KJV Psalm 55:16 BibleApps.com Psalm 55:16 Biblia Paralela Psalm 55:16 Chinese Bible Psalm 55:16 French Bible Psalm 55:16 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 55:16 As for me I will call (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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