Then the Lord said, ‘I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,
2 Samuel 22:7 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In my distress I called upon the Lord; I cried to my God, and He heard my voice from His temple; my cry came into His ears. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible In my distress I cried out to the LORD; I cried out to my God. God heard my voice from his temple; my cry for help reached his ears. Catholic Public Domain Version In my tribulation, I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry out to my God. And he will heed my voice from his temple, and my outcry will reach his ears. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In my distress I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry to my God: and he will hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come to his ears. |
Then the Lord said, ‘I have observed the misery of my people in Egypt, and have heard them crying out because of their oppressors. I know about their sufferings,
And I said, ‘I have been banished from your sight, yet I will look once more towards your holy temple.’
As my life was fading away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, to your holy temple.
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let the whole earth be silent in his presence.
Being in anguish, he prayed more fervently, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.
During his earthly life, he offered prayers and appeals with loud cries and tears to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
Look! The pay that you withheld from the workers who mowed your fields cries out, and the outcry of the harvesters has reached the ears of the Lord of Armies.