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Psalms Chapter 18 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 18:18

They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
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BBE Psalms 18:18

They came on me in the day of my trouble; but the Lord was my support.
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DARBY Psalms 18:18

They encountered me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my stay.
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KJV Psalms 18:18

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
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WBT Psalms 18:18

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me.
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WEB Psalms 18:18

They came on me in the day of my calamity, But Yahweh was my support.
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YLT Psalms 18:18

They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - They prevented me in the day of my calamity (comp. 1 Samuel 23:13-15; 1 Samuel 24:1-3; 1 Samuel 26:1-4, etc.). But the Lord was my Stay. God frustrated all the designs of David's foes, and prevented him from falling into their hands.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) Prevented.--Better, fell upon me unawares. See this use of the verb, generally however used in a good sense, in Psalm 18:5.