2 Samuel 22:7 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Samuel 22:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 22:7 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 22:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In my distress, I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.”

2 Samuel 22:7 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 22:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my crycameinto his ears. ”

2 Samuel 22:7 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 22:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry <FI>is<Fi> in His ears,”

2 Samuel 22:7 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 22:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to myGod; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears. ”

2 Samuel 22:7 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 22:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crie to my God, and he did heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crie did enter into his eares.”

2 Samuel 22:7 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 22:7 in Context — 2 Samuel 22

5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

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.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

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What Does 2 Samuel 22:7 Mean?

2 Samuel 22:7 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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