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Psalms 18:18

They attacked me in my time of trouble, but the Lord was there to support me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   Readings, Select;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Fire;   Lots;   Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Deliver;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apocalyptic Literature;   David;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jonah;   Psalms;   Salvation, Saviour;   Sin;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Prevent;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Calamity;   Day;   Prevent;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for October 29;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,but the Lord was my support.
Hebrew Names Version
They came on me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.
King James Version
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
English Standard Version
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.
New Century Version
They attacked me at my time of trouble, but the Lord supported me.
New English Translation
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.
Amplified Bible
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, But the LORD was my support.
New American Standard Bible
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, But the LORD was my support.
World English Bible
They came on me in the day of my calamity, But Yahweh was my support.
Geneva Bible (1587)
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.
Legacy Standard Bible
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,But Yahweh was my support.
Berean Standard Bible
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
Contemporary English Version
On the day disaster struck, they came and attacked, but you defended me.
Complete Jewish Bible
he rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.
Darby Translation
They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.
George Lamsa Translation
They confronted me in the day of my extremity, but the LORD was my deliverer.
Good News Translation
When I was in trouble, they attacked me, but the Lord protected me.
Lexham English Bible
They confronted me on the day of disaster, but Yahweh was my support.
Literal Translation
They went before my face in my day of calamity, but Jehovah was my support.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They preuented me in the tyme of my trouble, but ye LORDE was my defence.
American Standard Version
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
Bible in Basic English
They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, and from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
King James Version (1611)
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They prevented me in the day of mine affliction: but the Lord was my stay against them.
English Revised Version
They came upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He delyuerede me fro my strongeste enemyes; and fro hem that hatiden me, fro thei weren coumfortid on me.
Update Bible Version
They came on me in the day of my calamity; But Yahweh was my stay.
Webster's Bible Translation
They attacked me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
New King James Version
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.
New Living Translation
They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me.
New Life Bible
They stood against me in the day of my trouble. But the Lord was my strength.
New Revised Standard
They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the Lord was my support.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, Then became Yahweh my stay:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(17-19) They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.
Revised Standard Version
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was my stay.
Young's Literal Translation
They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my stay.

Contextual Overview

1

To the director: A song of David, the Lord 's servant. He sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.

I love you, Lord ! You are my strength. 2 The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety. He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection. He is my shield; by his power I am saved. He is my hiding place high in the hills. 3 I called to the Lord for help, and he saved me from my enemies! He is worthy of my praise! 4 Death had its ropes wrapped around me. A deadly flood was carrying me away. 5 The ropes of the grave wrapped around me. Death set its trap right there in front of me. 6 In my trouble I called to the Lord . Yes, I cried out to my God for help. There in his temple he heard my voice. He heard my cry for help. 7 The earth shook and shivered. The foundations of the mountains trembled. They shook because he was angry. 8 Smoke came from his nose. Burning flames came from his mouth. Red-hot coals fell from him. 9 He tore open the sky and came down! He stood on a thick, dark cloud. 10 He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel racing on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

me in: Deuteronomy 32:35, 2 Samuel 22:19, Jeremiah 18:17, Obadiah 1:10-14, Zechariah 1:15

but: Psalms 46:1, Psalms 46:2, Psalms 46:11, 1 Samuel 30:6

Reciprocal: Psalms 4:1 - thou Psalms 21:3 - preventest Psalms 118:13 - General Psalms 119:56 - because

Cross-References

Genesis 18:2
He looked up and saw three men standing in front of him. When he saw the men, he ran to them and bowed before them.
Genesis 18:3
Abraham said, "Sirs, please stay a while with me, your servant.
Genesis 18:17
The Lord said to himself, "Should I tell Abraham what I am going to do now?
Genesis 18:18
Abraham will become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations on earth will be blessed because of him.
Genesis 18:25
Surely you would not destroy the city. You would not destroy fifty good people to kill those who are evil. If that happened, those who are good would be the same as those who are evil—both would be punished. As the judge of the whole world, surely you would do the right thing!"
Genesis 18:26
Then the Lord said, "If I find fifty good people in the city of Sodom, I will save the whole city."
Genesis 26:4
I will make your family as many as the stars of heaven, and I will give all these lands to your family. Through your descendants every nation on earth will be blessed.
Psalms 72:17
May the king be famous forever. May people remember his name as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him, and may they all bless him.
Galatians 3:8
The Scriptures told what would happen in the future. These writings said that God would make the non-Jewish people right through their faith. God told this Good News to Abraham before it happened. God said to Abraham, "I will use you to bless all the people on earth."
Galatians 3:14
Because of what Jesus Christ did, the blessing God promised to Abraham was given to all people. Christ died so that by believing in him we could have the Spirit that God promised.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They prevented me in the day of my calamity,.... Referring to the times of his distress in the garden and upon the cross; the time of his sufferings and death, which was a dark and cloudy day, as the word x used suggests, both in a literal and in a spiritual sense; and when the day and hour was come, fixed and determined by the will of God, then his enemies, though not before, met him, laid hold on him, were too mighty for him, condemned, crucified, and insulted him;

but the Lord was my stay; or staff, on whom he leaned, relied, and depended, believing he would help him; and by whom he was supported and upheld, Isaiah 42:1. The Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord was my stay.''

x ביום אידי "in the day of my cloudy calamity", Ainsworth; "nomen" איד "proprie signifient vaporem vel nubem, ut Gen. vii. 6. hinc per metaphoram transfertur ad obscuras ac terrificas calamitatum nebulas, Prov. i. 26.", Gejerus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They prevented me - They anticipated me, or went before me. See the note at Psalms 18:5. The idea here is that his enemies came before him, or intercepted his way. They were in his path, ready to destroy him.

In the day of my calamity - In the day to which I now look back as the time of my special trial.

But the Lord was my stay - My support, or prop. That is, the Lord upheld me, and kept me from falling.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 18:18. They prevented me in the day of my calamity — They took advantage of the time in which I was least able to make head against them, and their attack was sudden and powerful. I should have been overthrown, but the Lord was my stay. He had been nearly exhausted by the fatigue of the day, when the giant availed himself of this advantage.


 
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