2 Samuel 22:7

7 I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God.^[a] From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help [reached] His ears.

2 Samuel 22:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:7

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 Psalms 18:6).

2 Samuel 22:7 In-Context

5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.

6 The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

7 I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help [reached] His ears.

8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger.

9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire [came] from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.

Footnotes

• [a] Ps 120:1