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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.

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2 Samuel 22:7–9 — The New International Version (NIV)

“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.

The earth trembled and quaked,

the foundations of the heavens shook;

they trembled because he was angry.

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)

“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.

“Then the earth reeled and rocked;

the foundations of the heavens trembled

and quaked, because he was angry.

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)

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.

Then the earth shook and trembled;

The foundations of heaven moved

And shook, because he was wroth.

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)

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.

“Then the earth quaked and trembled.

The foundations of the heavens shook;

they quaked because of his anger.

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)

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.

“The earth trembled and shook.

The foundations of heaven began to shake.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

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)

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.

Then the earth shook and trembled,

The foundations of heaven quaked

And were shaken, because he was wroth.

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)

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. Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth. 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)

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. 

Then the earth shook and quaked. 

Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. 

They shook violently because he was angry. 

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)

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.

Then the earth shook and quaked;

the foundations of the heavens trembled;

they shook because He burned with anger.

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)

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.

Then the earth reeled and rocked;

the foundations of the heavens trembled

and quaked, because he was angry.

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)

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.

The earth heaved and shook,

the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved

because he was angry.

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)

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.

“The earth trembled and shook.

The pillars of the heavens rocked back and forth.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

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)

“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.

“Then the earth shook and quaked,

The foundations of heaven were trembling

And were shaken, because He was angry.

Smoke went up out of His nostrils,

Fire from His mouth devoured;

Coals were kindled by it.


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