Psalms 18:18

18 (17-19) They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.

Psalms 18:18 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:18

They prevented me in the day of my calamity
Referring to the times of his distress in the garden and upon the cross; the time of his sufferings and death, which was a dark and cloudy day, as the word


FOOTNOTES:

F24 used suggests, both in a literal and in a spiritual sense; and when the day and hour was come, fixed and determined by the will of God, then his enemies, though not before, met him, laid hold on him, were too mighty for him, condemned, crucified, and insulted him;

but the Lord was my stay;
or staff, on whom he leaned, relied, and depended, believing he would help him; and by whom he was supported and upheld, ( Isaiah 42:1 ) ( 50:7-9 ) ( Isaiah 49:7 Isaiah 49:8 ) . The Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord was my stay.''


F24 (ydya Mwyb) "in the day of my cloudy calamity", Ainsworth; "nomen" (dya) "proprie signifient vaporem vel nubem, ut Gen. vii. 6. hinc per metaphoram transfertur ad obscuras ac terrificas calamitatum nebulas, Prov. i. 26.", Gejerus.

Psalms 18:18 In-Context

16 (17-17) He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters.
17 (17-18) He delivered me from my strongest enemies, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 (17-19) They prevented me in the day of my affliction: and the Lord became my protector.
19 (17-20) And he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me.
20 (17-21) And the Lord will reward me according to my justice; and will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands:
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