Psalms 18:18

Revised Standard Version

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

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.

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 choirmaster. A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD, who addressed the words of this song to the LORD on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love thee, O LORD, my strength. ² The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. ³ I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. ⁴ The cords of death encompassed me, the torrents of perdition assailed me; ⁵ the cords of Sheol entangled me, the snares of death confronted me. ⁶ In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears. ⁷ Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations also of the mountains trembled and quaked, because he was angry. ⁸ Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. ⁹ He bowed the heavens, and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. ¹⁰ He rode on a cherub, and flew; he came swiftly upon 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 lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men stood in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the earth,

Genesis 18:3
and said, "My lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant.

Genesis 18:17
The LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do,

Genesis 18:18
seeing that Abraham shall become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves by him?

Genesis 18:25
Far be it from thee to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from thee! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?"

Genesis 18:26
And the LORD said, "If I find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

Genesis 26:4
I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give to your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall bless themselves:

Psalms 72:17
May his name endure for ever, his fame continue as long as the sun! May men bless themselves by him, all nations call him blessed!

Galatians 3:8
And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed."

Galatians 3:14
that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

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.