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Psalms 18:6 — King James Version← Study notes

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.


Psalms 18:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:66 words
HebrewMeaning
חֶבְלֵ֣יḥebəlēy
the cords ofnounH2256
coast · company · cord · country ···
שְׁא֣וֹלšəʾwōl
SheolnounH7585
hell · pit
סְבָב֑וּ/נִיsəbābwniy
they surrounded meverbH5437
cast · fetch · lead · make ···
קִ֝דְּמ֗וּ/נִיqidəmwniy
they confronted meverbH6923
) before · disappoint · meet · prevent
מ֣וֹקְשֵׁיmwōqəšēy
the snares ofnounH4170
gin · snare · trap
מָֽוֶתmāwet
deathnounH4194
death · die
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 18:6

To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 18 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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