2 Samuel 22:42
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22:42They cry out,106 but there is no one to help them;107
they cry out to the Lord,108 but he does not answer them.
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- 106 The translation follows one medieval Hebrew and the ancient versions in reading the Piel יְשַׁוְּעוּ (yéshavvé’u, “they cry for help”) rather than the Qal of the יִשְׁעוּ (yish’u, “they look about for help”). See Ps 18:41 as well.
- 107 Heb “but there is no deliverer.”
- 108 The words “they cry out” are not in the Hebrew text. This reference to the psalmists’ enemies crying out for help to the Lord suggests that the psalmist refers here to enemies within the covenant community, rather than foreigners. However, the militaristic context suggests foreign enemies are in view. Ancient Near Eastern literature indicates that defeated enemies would sometimes cry out for mercy to the god(s) of their conqueror. See R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 271.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
They looked, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
They look, but there is no one to save them—
they look to the Lord, but he does not answer them.
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NLTNew Living Translation
They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue.
They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
They looked out, but there was no deliverer,
even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
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KJV 1900King James Version
They looked, but there was none to save;
Even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
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