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Psalm 55:16

As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.

14We took sweet fellowship together. We walked in God’s house with company.
15Let death come suddenly on them. Let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is among them, in their dwelling.
16As for me, I will call on God. The LORD will save me.
17Evening, morning, and at noon, I will cry out in distress. He will hear my voice.
18He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.
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Notice

“As for me” marks a turn from the wish for enemies’ death toward calling on God, while distress and trust remain in the same prayer.

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Where else Scripture says this

7 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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1 Chronicles 4:10Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that you would bless me indeed, and enlarge my border! May your hand be with me, and may you keep me from evil, …Both speakers call on God for help; Jabez’s request receives an answer, while the psalm’s speaker expresses confidence that God will save.
Psalm 17:6I have called on you, for you will answer me, God. Turn your ear to me. Hear my speech.Both prayers join calling on God with confidence in his response: an answer in Psalm 17 and rescue in Psalm 55.
Psalm 50:15Call on me in the day of trouble. I will deliver you, and you will honor me.”Psalm 50 joins God’s command to call on him with his promise of deliverance, matching Psalm 55’s resolve and trust.
Psalm 18:3I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies.Both speakers call on the LORD and look to him for salvation amid opposition.
Luke 6:11–12But they were filled with rage, and talked with one another about what they might do to Jesus.The shared thread is hostility: enemies oppose the psalm’s speaker, while angry people discuss what they might do to Jesus.
Psalm 91:15He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.Both passages connect calling on God with deliverance; Psalm 91 also speaks of God’s presence in trouble.
2 Samuel 22:4I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.Both speakers declare that they will call on the LORD and trust him to save them.
Where this verse fits

Broken friendship. anxiety or panic. injustice and anger.

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One step

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Name one conflict and ask God for help

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Encouragement

The speaker still cries out in distress after declaring trust. Calling on God does not require a calm heart; YHWH is the one he trusts to save.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).