2 Samuel 22:7
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6 The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
- KJV
- In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
- WEB
- In my distress, I called on the LORD. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.
- ASV
- In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
- DARBY
- In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
- BLB
- In my distress I called upon YHWH, and to my God I cried out, and He heard my voice from His temple, and my cry [is] in His ears.
- ÅB
- I min trengsel påkalte jeg Herren, og jeg ropte til min Gud; han hørte fra sitt tempel min røst, og mitt skrik kom for hans ører.
- OTB
- I min nød påkalte jeg Herren,
Ja, jeg ropte til min Gud;
Fra Hans tempel hørte Han min røst,
Og mitt rop om hjelp nådde Hans ører. - B1930
- I min trengsel påkalte jeg Herren, og jeg ropte til min Gud; han hørte fra sitt tempel min røst, og mitt skrik kom for hans ører.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 18:6
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
Read in contextJonah 2:7
As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.
Read in contextPsalms 116:4
Then I called on the name of the LORD: “O LORD, deliver my soul!”
Read in contextExodus 3:7
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Read in contextPsalms 120:1
In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
Read in contextPsalms 34:15–17
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
Read in contextPsalms 27:4
One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.
Read in contextHabakkuk 2:20
But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
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