Psalms 18:6

Psalms 18:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.
• New International Version (NIV)In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.

Context of Psalms 18:6

4Death was near enough to catch me! Danger was like a river that poured over me. 5Death was tying me up with ropes, to pull me into the deep hole of the grave. In my trouble, I prayed to the Lord. I called to my God to help me. He heard my voice from his home in heaven. My prayer reached his ears. 7Then the earth moved and it shook. Even the strong mountains shook, because God was angry. 8He breathed out smoke from his nose. Fire and hot coals came out from his mouth, to destroy his enemies.

Psalms 18:6 word by word

בַּצַּר־לִ֤י׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In my distressצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
• I calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• upon the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and criedשָׁוַעshâva‛ · to cryH7768
• unto my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• he heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• out of his templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
• and my cryשַׁוְעָהshav‛âh · cryH7775
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• into his earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241

Cross-references for Psalms 18:6

• Psalms 18:3I praise the Lord because he deserves it! When I called to him for help, he saved me from my enemies.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
• Psalms 130:1Lord, I am crying aloud to you because I have great trouble.
• Mark 14:36He said, ‘Abba, my Father, you can do all things. Please take this great pain away from me. But I do not ask you to do what I want. Do what you want to do.’
• Acts 12:5So Herod kept Peter in prison. But during that time, the group of believers prayed that God would help Peter.
• Psalms 5:7But I will come into your house, because of your faithful love. I will bend low in your holy temple, and I will worship you.
• Psalms 11:4The Lord is in his holy temple. He rules from his throne in heaven. He carefully watches what people are doing. He knows about each person.
• Psalms 27:4There is one thing that I have asked the Lord to do for me. This is the one thing that I really want: I want to live in the Lord's house all the days of my life. Then I will clearly see the Lord's beauty. I will pray to him in his temple.
• 2 Samuel 22:7In my trouble I prayed to the Lord. I called to my God to help me. He heard my voice from his home in heaven. My prayer reached his ears.
• Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord rules from his holy temple. Everybody on the earth should be quiet in front of him.’
• Revelation 11:19Then the door of the temple in heaven became open. Inside it, I saw God's Covenant Box. There was a great storm with bright lightning and the loud noise of thunder. There was an earthquake and strong rain with stones of ice fell from the sky.
• Exodus 2:23After a long time had passed, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites were still slaves of the Egyptians. That made them very sad and they complained loudly. God heard them when they cried for help.
• 1 Kings 8:27But surely God, you do not live on the earth! The whole sky, or even heaven itself, is too small to contain you! So how can you live in this temple that I have built?
• 2 Chronicles 30:27The priests and the Levites stood up and they asked God to bless the people. Their prayers reached the Lord's home in heaven, and he did what they asked for.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6In my distress I called - His enemies had no hope of his destruction unless God should abandon him. They hoped that this was the case, and that therefore they should prevail. But God heard his cry and came down to his help; and this interference is most majestically described in the Psalm 18:7; and following verses. Dr. Dodd has collected some excellent observations on these verses from Chandler, Delaney, and others, which I shall transcribe, as I know…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6In my distress - This refers, most probably, not to any particular case, but rather indicates his general habit of mind, that when he was in deep distress and danger he had uniformly called upon the Lord, and had found him ready to help. I called upon the Lord - I prayed. That is, he invoked God to help him in his trouble. He relied not on his own strength; he looked not for human aid; he looked to God alone. And cried unto my God - The word used here…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6God lives in his sanctuary, the heavenly temple (Psalm 102:19; see 14:2–3). He knows everything and sees every person. He will defend and vindicate those who live in a faithful and righteous way (see Psalm 11:3–7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. He relates his methods to procure relief when distressed, and his success. temple--(Compare Psa 11:4).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings