Salmos 55:16

16 Mas eu invocarei a Deus, e o Senhor me salvará.

Salmos 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.''

Salmos 55:16 In-Context

14 Conservávamos juntos tranqüilamente, e em companhia andávamos na casa de Deus.

15 A morte os assalte, e vivos desçam ao Seol; porque há maldade na sua morada, no seu próprio íntimo.

16 Mas eu invocarei a Deus, e o Senhor me salvará.

17 De tarde, de manhã e ao meio-dia me queixarei e me lamentarei; e ele ouvirá a minha voz.

18 Livrará em paz a minha vida, de modo que ninguém se aproxime de mim; pois há muitos que contendem contra mim.