Psalms

Psalm 18:18–22

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.

²⁰The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;

He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

²¹For I have kept the ways of the LORD

and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²²For all His ordinances are before me;

I have not disregarded His statutes.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has rewarded me	יִגְמְלֵ֣נִי	yiḡ·mə·lê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
according to my righteousness	כְּצִדְקִ֑י	kə·ṣiḏ·qî	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
He has repaid me	יָשִׁ֥יב	yā·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
according to the cleanness	כְּבֹ֥ר	kə·ḇōr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1252 cleanness, pureness
of my hands	יָ֝דַ֗י	yā·ḏay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî·šā-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have kept	שָׁ֭מַרְתִּי	šā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H8104 keep, watch, preserve
the ways	דַּרְכֵ֣י	dar·ḵê	Noun - common plural construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and have not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
wickedly departed	רָ֝שַׁ֗עְתִּי	rā·ša‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7561 be wicked, act wickedly
from my God	מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃	mê·’ĕ·lō·hāy	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
all	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
His ordinances	מִשְׁפָּטָ֣יו	miš·pā·ṭāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4941 judgment
before me	לְנֶגְדִּ֑י	lə·neḡ·dî	Preposition-l; first person common singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
I have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
disregarded	אָסִ֥יר	’ā·sîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5493 turn aside
His statutes	וְ֝חֻקֹּתָ֗יו	wə·ḥuq·qō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute