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Psalms 55:16–17

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As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.
Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.
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From verse 16

  1. Psalms 50:15Rank 1 from verse 16
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  2. Luke 6:11–12Rank 2 from verse 16
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    11And they were filled with madness; and communed one with another what they might do to Jesus.

    12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

  3. Psalms 73:28Rank 3 from verse 16
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    28But it is good for me to draw near to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declare all thy works.

  4. Psalms 91:15Rank 4 from verse 16
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    15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

  5. Psalms 109:4Rank 5 from verse 16
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    4For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

From verse 17

  1. 1 Thessalonians 5:17Rank 1 from verse 17
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    17Pray without ceasing.

  2. Ephesians 6:18Rank 2 from verse 17
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    18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

  3. Psalms 141:2Rank 3 from verse 17
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    2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

  4. Acts 3:1Rank 4 from verse 17
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    1NOW Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

  5. Hebrews 5:7Rank 5 from verse 17
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    7Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

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Psalms 55:16

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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Psalms 55:17

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morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

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pray

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Sense 1: To ask, beseech, request, or entreat. Sense 2: To make requests or supplications to God, or address him in worship.

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COMBINED MEANING

cry

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1. A vocal call, shout, proclamation, alarm, wail, or other utterance, often loud. 2. An earnest appeal, prayer, complaint, or outcry for help, justice, or attention. 3. As a verb, to call out, shout, proclaim, wail, appeal, pray, or complain; figuratively, to bear urgent witness or demand notice.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hear

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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.

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15Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

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17Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

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18He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

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