2 Samuel 22:7
in 2 Samuel 22In 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
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.
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.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verse(3.) That God appeared in a singular and extraordinary manner for him and against his enemies. The expressions are borrowed from the descent of the divine Majesty upon Mount Sinai,
This site's exposition
he did hear my voice out of his temple
No temple stood in Jerusalem when David sang this; temple of the Lord is the same phrase that named the tabernacle at Shiloh back at the book's opening, so David's prayer reaches a dwelling place of God rather than a building of stone. Matthew Henry reads the verse as the pattern of every answered prayer, a cry that enters heaven's ears before deliverance is seen on earth.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
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. See Gill on Psa 18:6.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בַּצַּר־ | batzar- | when <the> it was distress | H6862 → | 109 times |
| לִי֙ | li | to <the> me | ||
| אֶקְרָ֣א | ʾekra' | I called out to | H7121 → | 733 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְאֶל־ | veel- | and to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| אֱלֹהַ֖י | ʾelohai | God my | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֶקְרָ֑א | ʾekra' | I called out | H7121 → | 733 times |
| וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | vaiyishma' | and he heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙ | meheikhalo | from temple his | H1964 → | |
| קוֹלִ֔י | koli | voice my | H6963 → | 506 times |
| וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖י | veshavati | and cry for help my | H7775 → | |
| בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃ | beazenav | [was] in ears his | H241 → | 187 times |
בַּצַּר־when <the> it was distress
batzar-H6862 →109 times
לִי֙to <the> me
li
אֶקְרָ֣אI called out to
ʾekra'H7121 →733 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְאֶל־and to
veel-H413 →5510 times
אֱלֹהַ֖יGod my
ʾelohaiH430 →2601 times
אֶקְרָ֑אI called out
ʾekra'H7121 →733 times
וַיִּשְׁמַ֤עand he heard
vaiyishma'H8085 →1159 times
מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ֙from temple his
meheikhaloH1964 →
קוֹלִ֔יvoice my
koliH6963 →506 times
וְשַׁוְעָתִ֖יand cry for help my
veshavatiH7775 →
בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃[was] in ears his
beazenavH241 →187 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 18:6In 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.
it leads to
- Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- Psalms 50:15
Through
Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 118:5
In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Jonah 2:2
saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.
- Psalms 18:6
Through
Exodus 3:7The 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.
it leads to
- Psalms 145:19
He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
- Psalms 106:44
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.
- Exodus 2:23–25
After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The Israelites groaned and cried out under their burden of slavery, and their cry for deliverance from bondage ascended to God.
- Psalms 145:19
Where this verse is studied
On this page
Studies1
About 2 Samuel
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.