Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call on God. Yahweh will save me.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. In the same crisis, David pivots from calling for judgment to declaring his trust. This is the turning point of the psalm.
The emotion here: clinging to God as his last hope while everything crumbles
The original word
qara (קָרָא) — to call out loudly, cry for help, summon with urgency like a battle cry
Why it matters
David uses God's covenant name Yahweh here, claiming his special relationship as anointed king
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 55:16
The Hebrew shows David literally yelling to God - this isn't quiet prayer but desperate shouting
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows David had strong faith, but he's actually confessing that prayer is all he has left when human help has failed.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 55:16
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 55:16 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 55:16 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prayer, trust, divine deliverance. Notable phrases: I will call on God; Yahweh will save me. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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