The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:42 Explained

2 Samuel 22:42

KJV: They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

YLT: They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

Darby: They looked, and there was none to save Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.

ASV: They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

They looked,  but [there was] none to save;  [even] unto the LORD,  but he answered  them not. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:42 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:42 mean?

They looked but [there was] none to save [Even] to Yahweh but not He did answer them
יִשְׁע֖וּ וְאֵ֣ין מֹשִׁ֑יעַ אֶל־ יְהוָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א עָנָֽם

יִשְׁע֖וּ  They  looked 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁעָה  
Sense: to look at or to, regard, gaze at or about.
וְאֵ֣ין  but  [there  was]  none 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: אַיִן 
Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מֹשִׁ֑יעַ  to  save 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
אֶל־  [Even]  to 
Parse: Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
יְהוָ֖ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְלֹ֥א  but  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
עָנָֽם  He  did  answer  them 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: לְעַנּׄות 
Sense: to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout.