In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee: for thou wilt answer me.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.
- BSB In the day of my distress I call on You, because You answer me.
- NKJV In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.
- NASB On the day of my trouble I will call upon You, For You will answer me.
- NLT I will call to you whenever I’m in trouble, and you will answer me.
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Quick answer
In the day of trouble David calls on God, confident He will answer. Faith turns to God especially in distress.
Overview
This verse expresses settled trust that God responds to those who cry out in their need. Trouble drives the believer to prayer rather than despair. Such confidence is vindicated in Christ, through whom God invites His people to approach the throne of grace in time of need.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Jonah 2:2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
- Ps 34:4–6I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
- Ps 17:6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
- Ps 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
- Heb 5:7Who 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;
- Lam 3:55–57I called upon thy name, O LORD, out of the low dungeon.
- Isa 26:16LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured out a prayer when thy chastening was upon them.
- Ps 142:1I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication.
- Ps 18:6In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
- Ps 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
- Ps 77:1–2I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear unto me.
- Ps 142:3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me.
- Ps 55:16–18As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
- Luke 22:44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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