English Standard Version
Psalms 118:5
5Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
Psalms 118:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.
- New International Version (NIV)When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
Context of Psalms 118:5
3Let the house of Aaron say, "His steadfast love endures forever." 4Let those who fear the Lord say, "His steadfast love endures forever." Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free. 6The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 7The Lord is on my side as my helper; I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
Read all of Psalms 118Psalms 118:5 word by word
מִֽן־הַ֭מֵּצַ֥ר קָרָ֣אתִי יָּ֑הּ עָנָ֖נִי בַמֶּרְחָ֣ב יָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 118:5
- Psalms 18:6In 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.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I seek the Lord; in the night my hand is stretched out without wearying; my soul refuses to be comforted.
- Psalms 107:13Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
- Psalms 116:3The snares of death encompassed me; the pangs of Sheol laid hold on me; I suffered distress and anguish.
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
- Genesis 32:7Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed. He divided the people who were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps,
- 1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
- Mark 14:31But he said emphatically, "If I must die with you, I will not deny you." And they all said the same.
- Psalms 18:19He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
- Psalms 31:8and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.
Commentaries on Psalms 118:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5I called upon the Lord - I am a standing proof and living witness of God's mercy. Take encouragement from me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5I called upon the Lord in distress - Margin, as in Hebrew, “out of distress.” In the very midst of trouble he called upon the Lord; his voice was heard, as it were, coming from the depth of his sorrows. See the notes at Psalm 18:6. The Lord answered me - That is, he heard my prayers, and delivered me. See the notes at Psalm 18:6. And set me in a large place - I was before pressed on every side; sorrows compassed me around; I could not move; I had no…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-9The Lord alone is the psalmist’s helper.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. distress--literally, "straits," to which "large place" corresponds, as in Psa 4:1; 31:8.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 118
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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