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They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They cried, but <i>there was</i> none to save <i>them: even</i> unto the LORD, but he answered them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They cried out, but <i>there was</i> none to save; <i>Even</i> to the LORD, but He did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was no one to save, <i>They cried</i> to the LORD, but He did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was none to save, <i>Even</i> to the LORD, but He did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was none to save, <i>Even</i> to Yahweh, but He did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— Even to the LORD [they cried], but He did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cry for help, but there is no one to save them — they cry to the LORD, but he does not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cry for help, but there is no one to save them— they cry to the LORD, but He does not answer them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They cried out for help, but no one saved them; they called out to you, but there was no answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They cried, but there was none to save: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They cry for help, but no one saves them; they call to the LORD, but he does not answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They cried out for deliverance, but there was no one to deliver; they cried out to the LORD, but he did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was no one to save them?to the LORD, but He did not answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They cry out, but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the LORD, but he does not answer them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They cried, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They cried, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They cry, and there is no savior, "" On YHWH, and He does not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They will cry and none saving: to Jehovah, and he answered them not.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They cried, but there was none to save them, to the Lord: but he heard them not. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 17:42>They cried out, but there was none to save them, to the Lord, but he did not heed them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They cried for help, but no one saved them; cried to the LORD but received no answer. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They cried for help, but there was no one to save them; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall cry, but there will be none to save them; they shall beg the LORD, but he will not answer them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They will wail and there will be no savior for them; they will beg of LORD JEHOVAH and he will not answer them.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They cried, but there was none to save; Even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They cried, but there was no deliverer: <i>even</i> to the Lord, but he hearkened not to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/18-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1777" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">The LORD is My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">40</span>You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me. <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7768.htm" title="7768: yə·šaw·wə·‘ū (V-Piel-Imperf-3mp) -- To cry out (for help). A primitive root; properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo.">They cried for help,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">but there was no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">to save them—</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but He did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6030.htm" title="6030: ‘ā·nām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To answer, respond.">answer.</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-28.htm">Proverbs 1:28</a></span><br />Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-4.htm">Micah 3:4</a></span><br />Then they will cry out to the LORD, but He will not answer them. At that time He will hide His face from them because of the evil they have done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/11-11.htm">Jeremiah 11:11</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-9.htm">Job 27:9</a></span><br />Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-12.htm">Jeremiah 14:12</a></span><br />Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-18.htm">Ezekiel 8:18</a></span><br />Therefore I will respond with wrath. I will not look on them with pity, nor will I spare them. Although they shout loudly in My ears, I will not listen to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-8.htm">Lamentations 3:8</a></span><br />Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-13.htm">Zechariah 7:13</a></span><br />And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-18.htm">1 Samuel 8:18</a></span><br />When that day comes, you will beg for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you on that day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-20.htm">2 Kings 17:20</a></span><br />So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-21.htm">Matthew 7:21-23</a></span><br />Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-25.htm">Luke 13:25-27</a></span><br />After the master of the house gets up and shuts the door, you will stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ But he will reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ / Then you will say, ‘We ate and drank with you, and you taught in our streets.’ / And he will answer, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-31.htm">John 9:31</a></span><br />We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They cried, but there was none to save them: even to the LORD, but he answered them not.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-42.htm">2 Samuel 22:42,43</a></b></br> They looked, but <i>there was</i> none to save; <i>even</i> unto the LORD, but he answered them not… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/35-12.htm">Job 35:12,13</a></b></br> There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/1-28.htm">Proverbs 1:28</a></b></br> Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/5-2.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/18-31.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Saviour</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-5.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/22-2.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/psalms/20-2.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/20-9.htm">Save</a> <a href="/psalms/22-4.htm">Saviour</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—</b><br>This phrase reflects the desperation of those who oppose God's anointed, often seen in the context of David's enemies. In biblical history, crying out for help was a common response in times of distress, as seen in the Israelites' cries during their bondage in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a>). The absence of a savior here underscores the futility of opposing God's chosen ones. It also highlights the justice of God, who does not support the wicked in their rebellion against His will. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme that salvation and deliverance come from the Lord alone (<a href="/psalms/3-8.htm">Psalm 3:8</a>).<p><b>to the LORD, but He did not answer.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the sovereignty of God in choosing when and whom to answer. It reflects the principle that God hears the prayers of the righteous but is far from the wicked (<a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Proverbs 15:29</a>). The silence of God here serves as a form of judgment against those who have rejected His ways. This can be seen in the broader biblical narrative where God sometimes withholds His response as a consequence of sin, as in the case of Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/28-6.htm">1 Samuel 28:6</a>). Theologically, it points to the necessity of a right relationship with God to receive His aid, a theme that is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who intercedes for believers (<a href="/hebrews/7-25.htm">Hebrews 7:25</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18</a>, David is reflecting on his deliverance from his enemies and from the hand of Saul. This psalm is a song of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and protection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>The adversaries who sought to harm David. In this verse, they are depicted as crying out for help but receiving no response from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, who is portrayed as the ultimate deliverer and judge. In this context, He is the one who chooses not to answer the cries of David's enemies.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_rebellion.htm">The Consequences of Rebellion</a></b><br>This verse serves as a sobering reminder that persistent rebellion against God can lead to a point where He chooses not to respond to cries for help. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a right relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice.htm">God's Justice</a></b><br>God's refusal to answer the cries of David's enemies underscores His justice. He is not indifferent to evil, and there is a time when His patience with the wicked comes to an end.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The silence of God in response to the cries of the wicked highlights the necessity of genuine repentance. It is a call to turn back to God before it is too late.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>For believers, this verse is a reassurance that God hears and delivers those who are faithful to Him, contrasting with His response to the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_laughter's_value_in_the_bible.htm">How does the Bible offer comfort in grief?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_schizophrenia.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on schizophrenia?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_brokenness.htm">What does the Bible say about being broken?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_faith_help_overcome_despair.htm">How can faith help overcome despair?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">Cried.</span>--Sam. 22 has "looked."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.</span> It seems strange, at first sight, that the heathen enemies of David should "cry unto the Lord," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> to Jehovah; and hence some have been driven to suppose that a victory over domestic enemies is here interpolated into the series of foreign victories. But it seems better to explain, with Hengstenberg and the 'Speaker's Commentary,' that the heathen did sometimes, as a last resort, pray to a foreign god, whom they seemed to find by experience to be more powerful than their own (see <a href="/jonah/1-14.htm">Jonah 1:14</a>). Jehovah was known by name, as the God of the Israelites, to the surrounding nations. Mesha mentions him upon the Moabite Stone; and Sennacherib declared, by the mouth of Rabshakeh, "Am I come up without the Lord against this place to destroy it? The Lord (Jehovah) said to me, Go up against this land, and destroy it" (<a href="/2_kings/18-25.htm">2 Kings 18:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/18-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They cried for help,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁוְּע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šaw·wə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7768.htm">Strong's 7768: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be free, to halloo</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but [there was] no one</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵין־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to save them—</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹשִׁ֑יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wō·šî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but He did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">answer.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6030.htm">Strong's 6030: </a> </span><span class="str2">To answer, respond</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/18-41.htm">Psalm 18:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/18-41.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 18:41 They cried but there was none (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/18-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/18-42.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 18:42"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:42" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>