Psalms

Psalm 18:18–19

¹⁸They confronted me in my day of calamity,

but the LORD was my support.

¹⁹He brought me out into the open;

He rescued me because He delighted in me.

Word by word

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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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought me out	וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי	way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
into the open	לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב	lam·mer·ḥāḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4800 broad, roomy, place
He rescued me	יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי	yə·ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
because	כִּ֘י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He delighted	חָ֥פֵֽץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
in me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular

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

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

Psalm 18:19 Psalm 118:5 · Psalm 31:8 · Psalm 18:36 · Job 36:16 · Psalm 40:2 · 2 Samuel 22:18–27 · Psalm 37:23 · 1 Kings 10:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.