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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.

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ASV

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

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.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בַּצַּר־ba.tzar-when <the> it was distressH6862 →
לִ֤י׀lito me
אֶֽקְרָ֣א'ek.Ra'I called out toH7121 →
יְהוָה֮Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
אֱלֹהַ֪י'e.lo.HaiGod myH430 →
אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ'a.Sha.Ve.a'I cried for helpH7768 →
יִשְׁמַ֣עyish.Ma'he heardH8085 →
מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹme.hei.kha.Lofrom temple hisH1964 →
קוֹלִ֑יko.Livoice myH6963 →
וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗יve.shav.'a.Tiand cry for help myH7775 →
לְפָנָ֤יו׀le.fa.Nav<to> before himH6440 →
תָּב֬וֹאta.Vo'it cameH935 →
בְאָזְנָֽיו׃ve.'a.ze.Navin ears hisH241 →

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Psalms 34:4I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears.Psalms 50:15Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.2 Samuel 22:7In 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.Psalms 34:15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.Psalms 138:3On the day I called, You answered me; You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.Psalms 130:1–2Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD!1 Samuel 30:6And David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.Jonah 2:7As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD. My prayer went up to You, to Your holy temple.Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried to the LORD, and He answered me.Psalms 27:4–5One thing I have asked of the LORD; this is what I desire: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the LORD and seek Him in His temple.Psalms 18:3–4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.Exodus 2:23After 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 107:13Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.Acts 12:5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was fervently praying to God for him.Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.2 Chronicles 14:11Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: “O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You.”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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