The Meaning of Psalms 18:6 Explained

Psalms 18:6

KJV: 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.

YLT: In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I cry. He heareth from His temple my voice, And My cry before Him cometh into His ears.

Darby: In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and I cried out to my God; he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, into his ears.

ASV: In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry before him came into his ears.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Psalms 18:6 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 18:1-26 - A Wonderful Deliverance
There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1-51. Psalms 18:2 and Psalms 18:49 are applied in the New Testament to the Lord Jesus, Hebrews 2:13 and Romans 15:9. We begin with the psalmist's good resolve, Psalms 18:1-3. No single metaphor can comprehend the whole of God's helpfulness to men; but can we say, "I love thee"? See John 21:17. "Thou knowest!"
The story of the past, Psalms 18:4-19. We also have our Red Seas. In our distress let us also cry. The voice of the sufferer may be weak and solitary, but it reaches through the gates of pearl and moves creation! Luke 8:46.
The confident claim of the righteous, Psalms 18:20-26. We cannot boast a righteousness of our own, but we stand in Christ. We are full of impurity and evil, but we may claim at least integrity of motive. Compare Psalms 18:26 with Leviticus 26:21-24. The wind blows in one direction; you can walk against it or with it-take your choice. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 18

1  David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings

What do the individual words in Psalms 18:6 mean?

In distress my I called upon Yahweh and to my God cried out He heard from His temple my voice and my cry before Him came [even] to His ears
בַּצַּר־ לִ֤י ׀ אֶֽקְרָ֣א יְהוָה֮ וְאֶל־ אֱלֹהַ֪י אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ יִשְׁמַ֣ע מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ קוֹלִ֑י וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י לְפָנָ֤יו ׀ תָּב֬וֹא בְאָזְנָֽיו

בַּצַּר־  In  distress 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַר 
Sense: narrow, tight.
לִ֤י ׀  my 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
אֶֽקְרָ֣א  I  called  upon 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
יְהוָה֮  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְאֶל־  and  to 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
אֱלֹהַ֪י  my  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
אֲשַׁ֫וֵּ֥עַ  cried  out 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁוַע  
Sense: (Piel) to cry out (for help), shout.
יִשְׁמַ֣ע  He  heard 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
מֵהֵיכָל֣וֹ  from  His  temple 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: הֵיכָל  
Sense: palace, temple, nave, sanctuary.
קוֹלִ֑י  my  voice 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קֹול 
Sense: voice, sound, noise.
וְ֝שַׁוְעָתִ֗י  and  my  cry 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: שַׁוְעָה  
Sense: cry for help.
לְפָנָ֤יו ׀  before  Him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
תָּב֬וֹא  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בְאָזְנָֽיו  [even]  to  His  ears 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
Root: אֹזֶן  
Sense: ear, as part of the body.