2 Samuel 22:19

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 stay.

King James Version
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

Lexham English Bible
They approached me on the day of my disaster, but Yahweh was my support.

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 came upon me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.

New American Standard Bible
"They confronted me on the day of my disaster, But the LORD 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.

Contemporary English Version
On the day disaster struck, they came and attacked, but you defended me.

Complete Jewish Bible
They came against me on my day of calamity, but Adonai was my support.

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 fell upon me in the day of my affliction; but the LORD became my succor.

Good News Translation
When I was in trouble, they attacked me, but the Lord protected me.

Literal Translation
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, and Jehovah was my support;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
They ouertoke me in the tyme of my trouble, but the LORDE was my succoure.

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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
When they had preuented me in the daye of my calamitie: the Lorde stayed me vp.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.

King James Version (1611)
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.

English Revised Version
They came upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

Berean Standard Bible
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thei camen bifore me in the dai of my turmentyng; and the Lord was maad my stidfastnesse.

Young's Literal Translation
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,

Update Bible Version
They came on me in the day of my calamity; But Yahweh was my stay.

Webster's Bible Translation
They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.

World English Bible
They came on me in the day of my calamity; But Yahweh 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 came upon me in the day of my trouble. But the Lord held me up.

New Revised Standard
They came upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, - then became Yahweh my stay:

Douay-Rheims Bible
He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.

Revised Standard Version
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was my stay.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.

Contextual Overview

² 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; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men. ⁴ I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. ⁵The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me. Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. ⁷ A hostile world! I called to God , to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence— a private audience! ⁸Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage. His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out; he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up. He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings. He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness. But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks. Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout. God shot his arrows—pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings—a rout! The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger. ¹⁷But 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! ²¹ God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert to God 's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. ²⁶You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you, You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones. You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg. ²⁹Suddenly, God , your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness. I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences. What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. ³²Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me; the moment they got wind of me they submitted. They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

prevented: 2 Samuel 15:10-13, 1 Samuel 19:11-17, 1 Samuel 23:26, 1 Samuel 23:27, Psalms 18:18, Psalms 18:19, Psalms 118:10-13, Matthew 27:39-44

the Lord: Psalms 71:20, Psalms 71:21, Isaiah 26:19, Isaiah 50:10

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 21:17 - succoured

Cross-References

Genesis 21:31
That's how the place got named Beersheba (the Oath-Well), because the two of them swore a covenant oath there. After they had made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and his commander, Phicol, left and went back to Philistine territory.

Judges 20:1
Then all the People of Israel came out. The congregation met in the presence of God at Mizpah. They were all there, from Dan to Beersheba, as one person! The leaders of all the people, representing all the tribes of Israel, took their places in the gathering of God's people. There were four hundred divisions of sword-wielding infantry.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. :-.