New King James Version
Psalms 118:5
5I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
- 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 now say, “His mercy endures forever.” 4Let those who fear the Lord now say, “His mercy endures forever.” I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. 6The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me? 7The Lord is for me among those who help me; Therefore I shall see my desire 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, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry came before Him, even to His ears.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.
- Psalms 77:2In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord; My hand was stretched out in the night without ceasing; My soul refused to be comforted.
- Psalms 107:13Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses.
- Psalms 116:3The pains of death surrounded me, And the pangs of Sheol laid hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow.
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the Lord, And He heard me.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord;
- Genesis 32:7So Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed; and he divided the people that were with him, and the flocks and herds and camels, into two companies.
- 1 Samuel 30:6Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.
- Mark 14:31But he spoke more vehemently, “If I have to die with You, I will not deny You!” And they all said likewise.
- Psalms 18:19He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
- Psalms 31:8And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy; You have set my feet in a wide 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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