Psalms 18:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 18:18

16 ^aHe sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me,
For they were too strong for me.

18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.

19 ^aHe also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.

20 ^aThe Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands
He has recompensed me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all His judgments were before me,
And I did not put away His statutes from me.

23 I was also blameless¹ before Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

24 ^aTherefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 18:18

American Standard Version
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

Amplified® Bible
They confronted {and} came upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay {and} support.

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

Darby English Version
They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.

Good News Bible
When I was in trouble, they attacked me, but the LORD protected me.

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

New American Standard Bible
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my stay.

New International Version
They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the LORD was my support.

New King James Version
They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my support.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD served as my stay.

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 English Translation
They confronted¹ me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me.²