Lamentations 3:55
“I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.”
What does Lamentations 3:55 mean?
The Bible verse Lamentations 3:55 in the King James Version reads, "I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon." This verse comes from the book of Lamentations, which is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem and the suffering of its people…
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In Lamentations 3:55, we encounter an expression of raw honesty and deep longing: "I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon." This verse transports us to a place of darkness, despair, and disorientation, where the author finds himself in the depths of a 'low…
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O Sovereign Lord, our Creator and Sustainer, I come before Thee today with my heart heavy and my spirit low, just as the prophet Jeremiah once cried out in his anguish, ‘I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon’ (Lamentations 3:55 KJV). In the depths of despair and…
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