Psalms 18:18 (GNV)

Passage

They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:16 He hath sent downe from aboue and taken mee: hee hath drawen mee out of many waters.

Psalms 18:17 He hath deliuered mee from my strong enemie, and from them which hate me: for they were too strong for me.

Psalms 18:18 They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.

Psalms 18:19 Hee brought mee foorth also into a large place: hee deliuered mee because hee fauoured me.

Psalms 18:20 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnes: according to the purenes of mine hands 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 17's "He hath deliuered mee from my strong..." into verse 19's "Hee brought mee foorth also into a...", so "preuented" and "calamitie" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

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.