Lamentations 3:55

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ק(Qof) I have called on your name, O LORD, from the deepest pit.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 33:11-12 : 11 So the LORD brought against them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria. They seized Manasseh, put hooks in his nose, bound him with bronze chains, and carried him away to Babylon. 12 In his pain Manasseh asked the LORD his God for mercy and truly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
  • Ps 18:5-6 : 5 The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me. 6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
  • Ps 40:1-2 : 1 For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help. 2 He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
  • Ps 69:13-18 : 13 O LORD, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! O God, because of your great loyal love, answer me with your faithful deliverance! 14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink! Deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep water! 15 Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me! 16 Answer me, O LORD, for your loyal love is good! Because of your great compassion, turn toward me! 17 Do not ignore your servant, for I am in trouble! Answer me right away! 18 Come near me and redeem me! Because of my enemies, rescue me!
  • Ps 116:3-4 : 3 The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow. 4 I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”
  • Ps 130:1-2 : 1 A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD. 2 O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!
  • Ps 142:3-7 : 3 Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me. 4 Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life. 5 I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.” 6 Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am. 7 Free me from prison, that I may give thanks to your name. Because of me the godly will assemble, for you will vindicate me.
  • Jer 38:6 : 6 So the officials took Jeremiah and put him in the cistern of Malkijah, one of the royal princes, that was in the courtyard of the guardhouse. There was no water in the cistern, only mud. So when they lowered Jeremiah into the cistern with ropes he sank in the mud.
  • Jonah 2:2-4 : 2 and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer. 3 You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me. 4 I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!
  • Acts 16:24-28 : 24 Receiving such orders, he threw them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. Immediately all the doors flew open, and the bonds of all the prisoners came loose. 27 When the jailer woke up and saw the doors of the prison standing open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, because he assumed the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul called out loudly,“Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 130:1-2
    2 verses
    80%

    1 A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

    2 O Lord, listen to me! Pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • Lam 3:56-57
    2 verses
    78%

    56 You heard my plea:“Do not close your ears to my cry for relief!”

    57 You came near on the day I called to you; you said,“Do not fear!”

  • Ps 116:2-4
    3 verses
    78%

    2 and listened to me. As long as I live, I will call to him when I need help.

    3 The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

    4 I called on the name of the LORD,“Please LORD, rescue my life!”

  • Lam 3:53-54
    2 verses
    77%

    53 They shut me up in a pit and threw stones at me.

    54 The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.

  • Jonah 2:2-7
    6 verses
    76%

    2 and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.

    3 You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.

    4 I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!

    5 Water engulfed me up to my neck; the deep ocean surrounded me; seaweed was wrapped around my head.

    6 I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.

    7 When my life was ebbing away, I called out to the LORD. And my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.

  • 8 To you, O LORD, I cried out; I begged the Lord for mercy:

  • 6 You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.

  • 16 As for me, I will call out to God, and the LORD will deliver me.

  • 5 In my distress I cried out to the LORD. The LORD answered me and put me in a wide open place.

  • Ps 18:5-6
    2 verses
    74%

    5 The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

    6 In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried out to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • 1 A song of ascents. In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.

  • Ps 30:2-3
    2 verses
    73%

    2 O LORD my God, I cried out to you and you healed me.

    3 O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

  • Ps 142:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 I cry out to you, O LORD; I say,“You are my shelter, my security in the land of the living.”

    6 Listen to my cry for help, for I am in serious trouble! Rescue me from those who chase me, for they are stronger than I am.

  • 13 when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • 1 A well-written song by David, when he was in the cave; a prayer. To the LORD I cry out; to the LORD I plead for mercy.

  • 2 Sam 22:5-7
    3 verses
    73%

    5 The waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.

    6 The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

    7 In my distress I called to the LORD; I called to my God. From his heavenly temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.

  • 7 One deep stream calls out to another at the sound of your waterfalls; all your billows and waves overwhelm me.

  • 13 For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.

  • 1 By David. To you, O LORD, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

  • Ps 69:1-2
    2 verses
    72%

    1 For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by David. Deliver me, O God, for the water has reached my neck.

    2 I sink into the deep mire where there is no solid ground; I am in deep water, and the current overpowers me.

  • 2 From the most remote place on earth I call out to you in my despair. Lead me up to a rocky summit where I can be safe!

  • 1 A psalm of David. O LORD, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you!

  • 1 A song, a psalm written by the Korahites; for the music director; according to the machalath-leannoth style; a well-written song by Heman the Ezrachite. O LORD God who delivers me! By day I cry out and at night I pray before you.

  • 6 I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

  • 16 He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.

  • 17 He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

  • 1 For the music director; By David, a psalm. I relied completely on the LORD, and he turned toward me and heard my cry for help.

  • 71%

    4 To the LORD I cried out, and he answered me from his holy hill.(Selah)

  • 22 I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • 3 I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

  • 7 Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

  • 16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

  • 3 Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

  • 15 Don’t let the current overpower me! Don’t let the deep swallow me up! Don’t let the Pit devour me!