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I called on your name, Yahweh, out of the lowest dungeon.
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No Pit Is Too Deep for Prayer
Commentators emphasize that the 'lowest dungeon' signifies the deepest possible distress. The prophet's example teaches that no situation is too hopeless for prayer. Calling on God from our absolute lowest point is not a last resort but a profound act of faith, demonstrating our belief that He can hear and save us from anywhere.
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Lamentations
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Lamentations 3:55: A prayer for deliverance and for vengeance upon his enemies.
Out of the low dungeon - The lowest p…
19th Century
Anglican
Out of the low dungeon. —Here, again, we have to choose between a literal reference to Jeremiah’s sufferings or a figurative interpretatio…
Baptist
Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.
They have cut off my life in the dungeon, and cast a stone upon me.
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16th Century
Protestant
We certainly see that the Prophet had an inward conflict, which all the faithful also experience, for the spirit fights against the flesh, as Paul …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I called upon your name, O Lord As in times past, so in the present distress; when all hope was gone, and all help f…
Faith emerges victorious, for in these verses the prophet concludes with some comfort. Prayer is the breath of the new man, drawing in the air of m…
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13th Century
Catholic
Here he appeals to the goodwill of the judge.
First, he shows the judge's mercy toward the unfortunate. Second, he shows his justice, as see…
