2 Samuel 22:7

2 Samuel 22:7 Meaning and Explanation

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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From his distress David cried out, and the LORD heard his voice from His temple.

What Does 2 Samuel 22:7 Mean?

At the bottom of the flood, David does the one thing that matters: he cries out. The verse turns on the contrast between his distress below and God's hearing above. From His holy dwelling, the LORD bends to listen.

The picture is tender: David's cry 'did enter into his ears.' The God of heaven is not distant or deaf but attentive to a single voice in trouble. This is the heart of the whole song, that the One enthroned on high hears the lowly who call, a promise every believer may claim in the day of distress.

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What does 2 Samuel 22:7 mean?

From his distress David cried out, and the LORD heard his voice from His temple.

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