God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 22:7
7I called on the Lord in my distress. I called to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
2 Samuel 22:7 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)“In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to 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 entered His ears.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:7
5The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me. 6The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me. I called on the Lord in my distress. I called to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears. 8Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry. 9Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:7 word by word
בַּצַּר־לִי֙ אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֔ה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַ֖י אֶקְרָ֑א וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙ קוֹלִ֔י וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- In my distressצַרtsar tsâr · distressH6862
- I calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
- upon the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- to my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and he did hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- my voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- out of his templeהֵיכָלhêykâl · templeH1964
- and my cryשַׁוְעָהshav‛âh · cryH7775
- into his earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:7
- Psalms 116:4But I kept calling on the name of the Lord: “Please, Lord, rescue me!”
- Psalms 120:1When I was in trouble, I cried out to the Lord, and he answered me.
- Matthew 26:38Then he said to them, “My anguish is so great that I feel as if I’m dying. Wait here, and stay awake with me.”
- Luke 22:44So he prayed very hard in anguish. His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
- Hebrews 5:7During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.
- Exodus 3:7The Lord said, “I have seen the misery of my people in Egypt, and I have heard them crying out because of the slave drivers. I know how much they’re suffering.
- Psalms 34:6Here is a poor man who called out. The Lord heard him and saved him from all his troubles.
- 1 Kings 8:28Nevertheless, my Lord God, please pay attention to my prayer for mercy. Listen to my cry for help as I pray to you today.
- Psalms 18:6I called on the Lord in my distress. I cried to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.
- Psalms 27:4I have asked one thing from the Lord. This I will seek: to remain in the Lord’s house all the days of my life in order to gaze at the Lord’s beauty and to search for an answer in his temple.
- Jonah 2:4“Then I thought, ‘I have been banished from your sight. Will I ever see your holy temple again?’
- Habakkuk 2:20The Lord is in his holy temple. All the earth should be silent in his presence.
- James 5:4The wages you refused to pay the people who harvested your fields shout ⌞to God⌟ against you. The Lord of Armies has heard the cries of those who gather the crops.
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- 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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