They looked, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
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They looked, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
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They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
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They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 22:42 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Isaiah 1:15 When you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you. Yes, when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.
- 1 Samuel 28:6 When Saul inquired of Yahweh, Yahweh didn’t answer him by dreams, by Urim, or by prophets.
- Proverbs 1:28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me;
- Micah 3:4 Then they will cry to Yahweh, but he will not answer them. Yes, he will hide his face from them at that time, because they made their deeds evil.”
- Job 27:9 Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
- Ezekiel 20:3 “Son of man, speak to the elders of Israel, and tell them, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Is it to inquire of me that you have come? As I live,” says the Lord Yahweh, “I will not be inquired of by you.” ’
- Matthew 7:22-23 Many will tell me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, didn’t we prophesy in your name, in your name cast out demons, and in your name do many mighty works?’ Then I will tell them, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you who work iniquity.’
- Luke 13:25-26 When once the master of the house has risen up, and has shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ then he will answer and tell you, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from.’ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The wicked in their necessity are compelled to flee…
The wicked in their necessity are compelled to flee to God, but it is too late.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 42. They looked] They looked for help. Cp. Isa_17:7-8.…
42. They looked] They looked for help. Cp. Isa_17:7-8. The Sept. and Psa_18:41 read, they cried. There is only the difference of a single letter between the words, as far as the consonants are concerned (ישעו–ישועו).
even unto the Lord] In their extremity even the heathen might cry for mercy to the “unknown God” of their enemies. Cp. 1Sa_5:12; Jon_3:7 ff.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (42) They looked.—By the change of a letter this…
(42) They looked.—By the change of a letter this becomes in the psalm “They cried,” and it is so translated here in the LXX., “they shall cry.” One of the readings is doubtless a mere clerical error.
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David continues his song to Yahweh.
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They cried
"My enemies cried"
they cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them
The time for Yahweh's judgment had come upon them.
like dust on the ground ... like mud in the streets
This means that David completely destroyed his enemies. These two phrases "like dust on the ground" and "like mud on the streets" have a similar meaning and are used for emphasis. (See: Simile and Parallelism)
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