2 Samuel 22:42

They looked They looked for help. Cp. Isaiah 17:7-8. The Sept. and Psalms 18:41 read, they cried. There is only the difference of a single letter between the words, as far as the consonants are concerned (ישעו ישועו).

even unto theLord] In their extremity even the heathen might cry for mercy to the "unknown God" of their enemies. Cp. 1 Samuel 5:12; Jonah 3:7 ff.