2 Samuel 22:19

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“They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.”

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BSBPD

“They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:19 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”
  2. 1 Samuel 23:26Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them.
  3. 2 Samuel 15:10Then Absalom sent spies throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom reigns in Hebron!’”
  4. Psalms 18:18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
  5. Psalms 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
  6. Psalms 71:20Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
  7. Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
  8. Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
  9. Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  10. Isaiah 50:10Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the voice of His Servant? Who among you walks in darkness and has no light? Let him trust in the name of the LORD; let him lean on his God.
  11. Matthew 27:39And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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