Lamentations 3:55 (LSB)

Passage

I called on Your name, O Yahweh, Out of the lowest pit.

Nearby Context

Lamentations 3:53 They have silenced my life in the pit And have placed a stone on me.

Lamentations 3:54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, “I am cut off!”

Lamentations 3:55 I called on Your name, O Yahweh, Out of the lowest pit.

Lamentations 3:56 You have heard my voice, “Do not hide Your ear from my prayer for relief, From my cry for help.”

Lamentations 3:57 You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not fear!”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "name", "yahweh", and "lowest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 54's "Waters flowed over my head I said..." into verse 56's "You have heard my voice Do not...", so "called" and "name" belong inside that flow. In Lamentations context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.