2 Samuel 22:7–9
7 In my distress lI called upon the Lord,
And cried out to my God;
He mheard my voice from His temple,
And my cry entered His ears.
8 “Then nthe earth shook and trembled;
oThe foundations of 3heaven quaked and were shaken,
Because He was angry.
9 Smoke went up from His nostrils,
And devouring pfire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)
7 “In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
8 The earth trembled and quaked,
the foundations of the heavens shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire came from his mouth,
burning coals blazed out of it.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — English Standard Version (ESV)
7 “In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.
8 “Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — New Living Translation (NLT)
7 But in my distress I cried out to the Lord;
yes, I cried to my God for help.
He heard me from his sanctuary;
my cry reached his ears.
8 “Then the earth quaked and trembled.
The foundations of the heavens shook;
they quaked because of his anger.
9 Smoke poured from his nostrils;
fierce flames leaped from his mouth.
Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — New Century Version (NCV)
7 In my trouble I called to the Lord;
I cried out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my call for help reached his ears.
8 “The earth trembled and shook.
The foundations of heaven began to shake.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9 Smoke came out of his nose,
and burning fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals went before him.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — American Standard Version (ASV)
7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah;
Yea, I called unto my God:
And he heard my voice out of his temple,
And my cry came into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled,
The foundations of heaven quaked
And were shaken, 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.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth. 9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
7 I called on the Lord in my distress.
I called to my God for help.
He heard my voice from his temple,
and my cry for help reached his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked.
Even the foundations of the heavens trembled.
They shook violently because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and a raging fire came out of his mouth.
Glowing coals flared up from it.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
7 I called to the Lord in my distress;
I called to my God.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled;
they shook because He burned with anger.
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
7 In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry came to his ears.
8 Then the earth reeled and rocked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils,
and devouring fire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
7 In my distress I called upon Yahweh, and to my God I called.
He heard my voice from his temple,
and my cry for help was to his ears.
8 The earth heaved and shook,
the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved
because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils and fire from his mouth.
Burning coals devoured, they burned from him.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
7 When I was in trouble I called out to the Lord.
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice.
My cry for help reached his ears.
8 “The earth trembled and shook.
The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9 Smoke came out of his nose.
Flames of fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals blazed out of it.
2 Samuel 22:7–9 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
7 “In my distress I called upon the Lord,
Yes, I cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.
8 “Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.
9 “Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
Fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.