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Psalms 18:18–22

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They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
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From verse 18

  1. Obadiah 1:10–14Rank 1 from verse 18
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    10¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

    11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

    12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

    13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

    14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

  2. Deuteronomy 32:35Rank 2 from verse 18
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    35To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

  3. Jeremiah 18:17Rank 3 from verse 18
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    17I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.

  4. Psalms 46:11Rank 4 from verse 18
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    11The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  5. Psalms 59:16Rank 5 from verse 18
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    16But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.

From verse 19

  1. Psalms 118:5Rank 1 from verse 19
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    5I called upon the Lord in distress: the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place.

  2. Psalms 31:8Rank 2 from verse 19
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    8And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

  3. Psalms 18:36Rank 3 from verse 19
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    36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

  4. Job 36:16Rank 4 from verse 19
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    16Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.

  5. Psalms 40:2Rank 5 from verse 19
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    2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.

From verse 20

  1. Psalms 24:4Rank 1 from verse 20
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    4He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

  2. 1 Corinthians 3:8Rank 2 from verse 20
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    8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

  3. Matthew 6:4Rank 3 from verse 20
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    4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

  4. Psalms 58:11Rank 4 from verse 20
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    11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

  5. Job 22:30Rank 5 from verse 20
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    30He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

From verse 21

  1. Psalms 119:102Rank 1 from verse 21
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    102I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.

  2. 1 John 2:19Rank 2 from verse 21
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    19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

  3. Acts 24:16Rank 3 from verse 21
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    16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

  4. Proverbs 8:32Rank 4 from verse 21
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    32Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

  5. Psalms 17:4Rank 5 from verse 21
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    4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

From verse 22

  1. Psalms 119:13Rank 1 from verse 22
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    13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

  2. Psalms 119:112Rank 2 from verse 22
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    112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

  3. Psalms 119:30Rank 3 from verse 22
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    30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

  4. Psalms 119:117Rank 4 from verse 22
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    117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

  5. Psalms 119:128Rank 5 from verse 22
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    128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 18:18

COMBINED MEANING

prevented

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of prevent, meaning to go or come before; to anticipate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

calamity

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A grievous event or condition of ruin, disaster, affliction, misery, or destructive trouble.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

stay

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1. To remain, wait, stop, or delay; as a noun, a halt or standstill. 2. To support, sustain, rely, or rest upon. 3. To restrain or hold back. 4. As a noun, a support, prop, defence, person, or provision depended upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 18:19

COMBINED MEANING

forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

place

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Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

delivered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deliver. Sense 1: To rescue, save, free, or bring safely out of danger or bondage. Sense 2: To hand over, give up, or place into another's power or possession. Sense 3: To bring forth, convey, declare, or commit something to another. Sense 4: To give birth or be delivered of a child.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

delighted

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Took great pleasure in, was pleased with, or rejoiced in the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 18:20

COMBINED MEANING

rewarded

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Gave or received a return, recompense, or requital for conduct or work, whether good or evil.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hands

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Sense 1: The end parts of the arms used for holding and working. Sense 2: Figures of power, possession, agency, or aid.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

recompensed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of recompense, meaning to reward, repay, or requite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 18:21

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 18:22

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

put

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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18:17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18:18They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

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18:19He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

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18:20The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

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18:21For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

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18:22For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

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18:23I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

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