They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.
Parallel translations
- WEB They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
- KJV They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
- BSB They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
- NASB “They confronted me on the day of my disaster, But the Lord was my support.
- NLT They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me.
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Quick answer
In the day of calamity, when enemies confronted David, Yahweh was his support. God upholds his people precisely in their worst moments.
Overview
David recalls that the day of disaster, when he was most vulnerable, was the day God proved his steadfast support. The Lord does not abandon his own in trouble but becomes their stay. This assures believers that God's nearness is surest in the hour of greatest need.
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- Ps 71:20–21You, who have shown us many and bitter troubles, you will let me live. You will bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
- Ps 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
- Ps 118:10–13All the nations surrounded me, but in Yahweh’s name, I cut them off.
- 1 Sam 19:11–17Saul sent messengers to David’s house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you don’t save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
- 1 Sam 23:26–27Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David hurried to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men to take them.
- Ps 18:18–19They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
- Isa 26:19Your dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs, and the earth will cast out the departed spirits.
- 2 Sam 15:10–13But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom is king in Hebron!’”
- Isa 50:10Who among you fears Yahweh, and obeys the voice of his servant? He who walks in darkness, and has no light, let him trust in Yahweh’s name, and rely on his God.
- Matt 27:39–44Those who passed by blasphemed him, wagging their heads,
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