Passage
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,
2 Samuel 22:19 (GNV)
Nearby Context
2 Samuel 22:17 He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.
2 Samuel 22:18 He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel 22:19 They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,
2 Samuel 22:20 And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.
2 Samuel 22:21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "preuented", "calamitie", "lord", and "stay". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "preuented" and "calamitie", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 18's "He deliuered me from my strong enemie..." into verse 20's "And brought me foorth into a large...", so "preuented" and "calamitie" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "preuented" and "calamitie" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.