Lamentations 3:56
You heard me when I prayed, “Please don't ignore my cry for help.”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.
In Context
55I called out for you, Lord, from deep inside the pit.
57You came to me when I called you, and you told me, “Don't be afraid!”
Cross References
2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer and how God answered him, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he admitted he was wrong, are recorded in the Records of the Seers.
Psalms 3:4I cry out to the Lord for help, and he answers me from his holy mountain. Selah.
Psalms 5:3Please listen to what I have to say in the morning, Lord. Every morning I put my requests to you and wait for your reply.
Psalms 6:9The Lord has heard me calling out for help; the Lord answers my prayer.
Psalms 55:1God, please hear my prayer; don't ignore my cry for help!
Psalms 55:18He rescues me, keeping me safe and sound from my attackers, because there are so many against me.
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 3:56-66
God's Goodness Acknowledged; An Appeal to God. ( b. c. 588.) 55 I called upon thy name, O Lord , out of the low dungeon. 56 Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry. 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: thou saidst, Fear not. 58 O Lord, thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul; thou hast redeemed my life. 59 O Lord , thou hast seen my wrong: judge thou my cause. 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me. 61 Thou hast heard their… Read the whole commentary →