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Psalm 18:41

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18:41They cry out, but there is no one to help them;116

they cry out to the Lord,117 but he does not answer them.

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Footnotes

  1. 116 Heb “but there is no deliverer.”
  2. 117 Heb “to the Lord.” The words “they cry out” are supplied in the translation because they are understood by ellipsis (see the preceding line). They cry out. This reference to the psalmist’s 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.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They cried for help, but there was none to save;

they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—

to the Lord, but he did not answer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They cry for help, but there is no one to save them—

they cry to the Lord, but he does not answer them.

NLTNew Living Translation

They called for help, but no one came to their rescue.

They even cried to the Lord, but he refused to answer.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They cried out but there was no rescuer,

even to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

KJV 1900King James Version

They cried, but there was none to save them:

Even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.