2 Samuel 22:7In my distress I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~1000 BC. David recalls the moment his desperate cry reached God's throne. The temple reference is prophetic - Solomon's temple not yet built. Modern-day Israel.
The emotion here: remembering desperate relief when God answered instantly
The original word
qara (קָרָא) — to call out with intensity, like a battle cry or emergency shout
Why it matters
David mentions God's temple before Solomon built it - he saw God's heavenly temple
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Samuel 22:7
The verb tenses show this happened INSTANTLY - God heard before David finished crying
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God always responds immediately to every prayer. David is specifically remembering life-or-death moments when God intervened dramatically.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Samuel 22:7
Bible Genome reading
2 Samuel 22:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Samuel 22:7 comes from the book of 2 Samuel, written during the United Kingdom period. The setting is a royal palace. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prayer, divine response, God hears. Notable phrases: In my distress I called; He heard my voice; out of his temple. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
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— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
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