Psalms 18:18

THE MESSAGE

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.

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

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

¹A David Song, Which He Sang to God After Being Saved from All His Enemies and from Saul I love you, God — you make me strong. God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout. ³ I sing to God , the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. ⁴The hangman's noose was tight at my throat; devil waters rushed over me. Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. ⁶ A hostile world! I call to God , I cry to God to help me. From his palace he hears my call; my cry brings me right into his presence— a private audience! ⁷Earth wobbles and lurches; huge mountains shake like leaves, Quake like aspen leaves because of his rage. His nostrils flare, bellowing smoke; his mouth spits fire. Tongues of fire dart in and out; he lowers the sky. He steps down; under his feet an abyss opens up. He's riding a winged creature, swift on wind-wings. Now he's wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black-cloud darkness. But his cloud-brightness bursts through, spraying hailstones and fireballs. Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout, spraying hailstones and fireballs. God shoots his arrows—pandemonium! He hurls his lightnings—a rout! The secret sources of ocean are exposed, the hidden depths of earth lie uncovered The moment you roar in protest, let loose your hurricane anger. ¹⁶But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

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 18:3
He said, "Master, if it please you, stop for a while with your servant. I'll get some water so you can wash your feet. Rest under this tree. I'll get some food to refresh you on your way, since your travels have brought you across my path." They said, "Certainly. Go ahead."

Genesis 18:17
Then God said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe God 's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that God can complete in Abraham what he promised him."

Genesis 18:26
God said, "If I find fifty decent people in the city of Sodom, I'll spare the place just for them."

Ephesians 1:3
How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.

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.