Psalms 55:16 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Psalms 55:14 We took sweet counsel together, and walked unto the house of God in company.

Psalms 55:15 Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Psalms 55:16 As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.

Psalms 55:17 Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shall hear my voice.

Psalms 55:18 He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "call", "upon", "lord", "shall", and "save". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "call" and "upon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Let death seize upon them and let..." into verse 17's "Evening and morning and at noon will...", so "call" and "upon" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

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