Psalms

Psalm 18:17–18

¹⁷He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from foes too mighty for me.

¹⁸They confronted me in my day of calamity,

but the LORD was my support.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rescued me	יַצִּילֵ֗נִי	yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from my powerful	עָ֑ז	‘āz	Adjective - masculine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
enemy	מֵאֹיְבִ֥י	mê·’ō·yə·ḇî	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
from foes	וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י	ū·miś·śō·nə·’ay	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
too mighty	אָמְצ֥וּ	’ā·mə·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H553 be alert
for me	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They confronted me	יְקַדְּמ֥וּנִי	yə·qad·də·mū·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H6923 come or be in front, meet
in my day	בְיוֹם־	ḇə·yō·wm-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of calamity	אֵידִ֑י	’ê·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H343 distress, calamity
but the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was	וַֽיְהִי־	way·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
my support	לְמִשְׁעָ֣ן	lə·miš·‘ān	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H4937 support, staff

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 18:17 Hebrews 2:14–15 · Psalm 35:10 · Psalm 142:6 · Job 16:9 · Psalm 69:4–14 · Ephesians 6:10–12 · Psalm 118:7

Psalm 18:18 Obadiah 1:10–14 · Psalm 46:11 · Psalm 59:16 · Deuteronomy 32:35 · Jeremiah 18:17 · Zechariah 1:15 · 1 Samuel 30:6 · 2 Samuel 22:19 · Psalm 46:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.