Scripture · Old Testament
Lamentations 3:55
Lamentations 3:55 is verse 55 of Lamentations chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
King James Version
I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
World English Bible
I called on your name, Yahweh, out of the lowest dungeon.
Read in context
Lamentations 3:53–57 · Berean Standard Bible
53 They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
54 The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
55 I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
56 You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”
57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
Read all of Lamentations 3Hebrew words
Data created by STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).
Study Lamentations 3:55
Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Chronicles 33:11So the LORD brought against them the military commanders of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.
2 Chronicles 33:12And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers.
Psalms 18:5The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
Psalms 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalms 40:2He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.
Psalms 69:13But my prayer to You, O LORD, is for a time of favor. In Your abundant loving devotion, O God, answer me with Your sure salvation.
Psalms 69:14Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters.
Psalms 69:15Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.
Psalms 69:16Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
Psalms 69:17Hide not Your face from Your servant, for I am in distress. Answer me quickly!
Psalms 69:18Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.
Psalms 116:3The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was confronted by trouble and sorrow.
Psalms 116:4Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!
Psalms 130:2O Lord, hear my voice; let Your ears be attentive to my plea for mercy.
Psalms 142:3Although my spirit grows faint within me, You know my way. Along the path I travel they have hidden a snare for me.
Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
Psalms 142:5I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Psalms 142:6Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
Psalms 142:7Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.
Jeremiah 38:6So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud.
Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
Jonah 2:3For You cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the current swirled about me; all Your breakers and waves swept over me.
Jonah 2:4At this, I said, ‘I have been banished from Your sight; yet I will look once more toward Your holy temple.’
Acts 16:24On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Acts 16:25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.
Acts 16:26Suddenly a strong earthquake shook the foundations of the prison. At once all the doors flew open and everyone’s chains came loose.
Acts 16:27When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, presuming that the prisoners had escaped.
Acts 16:28But Paul called out in a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself! We are all here!”