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Judges 16:28
Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samson addresses the Lord Yahweh while blinded and bound inside the Philistine temple, moments before he seizes its central pillars. He makes this appeal directly to God amid a crowd of three thousand spectators watching from the roof.
The words — The supplied lexicon highlights וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א (va/i.yik.Ra'), meaning "and he called out," and זָכְרֵ֣/נִי (za.khe.Re./ni), meaning "remember me." These verbs frame Samson’s urgent request for divine attention and immediate intervention.
The thread — The plea for divine remembrance and deliverance from persecutors runs in Jeremiah 15:15, while Psalms 91:15 and Lamentations 3:31 establish the broader scriptural pattern of God answering cries for help and refusing to abandon His people.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to acknowledge that human weakness can become the precise moment for divine action. It demands a clear-eyed assessment of compromised faith and the necessity of relying on God’s power rather than personal strength.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.
Cross-references
- Jeremiah 15:15 You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.
- Lamentations 3:31 For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
- Psalms 91:15 When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalms 143:12 And in Your loving devotion, cut off my enemies. Destroy all who afflict me, for I am Your servant.
- Revelation 6:10 And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge those who dwell upon the earth and avenge our blood?”
- Psalms 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
- Psalms 58:10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Jonah 2:1 From inside the fish, Jonah prayed to the LORD his God,
- 2 Timothy 4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did great harm to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.
- Psalms 74:18 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.