18:18 They confronted 1 me in my day of calamity,
but the Lord helped me. 2
18:19 He brought me out into a wide open place;
he delivered me because he was pleased with me. 3
1 tn The same verb is translated “trapped” in v. 5. In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not imperfect.
2 tn Heb “became my support.”
3 tn Or “delighted in me.”