Lamentations 3:55

55 Lord, I called out to you. I called out from the bottom of the pit.

Lamentations 3:55 Meaning and Commentary

Lamentations 3:55

I called upon thy name, O Lord
As in times past, so in the present distress; when all hope was gone, and all help failed, still there was a God to go to, and call upon: out of the low dungeon;
or "dungeon of lownesses" ^F18; the lowest dungeon, the deepest distress, a man or people could be in; yet then and there it is not too late to call upon the Lord; and there may be hope of deliverance out of such an estate by him.

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FOOTNOTES:

F18 (twytxt rwbm) "e cisterna infimitatum", Piscator.

Lamentations 3:55 In-Context

53 They tried to end my life by throwing me into a deep pit. They threw stones down at me.

54 The water rose and covered my head. I thought I was going to die.

55 Lord, I called out to you. I called out from the bottom of the pit.

56 I prayed, "Please don't close your ears to my cry for help." And you heard my appeal.

57 You came near when I called out to you. You said, "Do not be afraid."