They confrontedme in the dayof my calamity,But the LORDwas my stay.
And Davidspokethe wordsof thissongto the LORDin the daythat the LORDdeliveredhim from the handof allhis enemiesand from the handof Saul.
"They confrontedme in the dayof my calamity,But the LORDwas my support.
Thishas becomemine, That I observeYour precepts.Heth.
ThoughI walkin the midstof trouble,You will reviveme; You will stretchforthYour handagainstthe wrathof my enemies,And Your righthandwill saveme.
The LORDof hostsis with us; The Godof Jacobis our stronghold.Selah.
But as for me, I shall singof Your strength;Yes, I shall joyfullysingof Your lovingkindnessin the morning,For You have beenmy strongholdAnd a refugein the dayof my distress.
Like an eastwindI will scatterthem Beforethe enemy;I will showthem My backand not [My] faceIn the dayof their calamity.'"
"But I am veryangrywith the nationswho are at ease;for while I was only a littleangry,they furtheredthe disaster."
Vengeanceis Mine, and retribution,In due timetheir footwill slip;For the dayof their calamityis near,And the impendingthingsare hasteningupon them.'
Moreover Davidwas greatlydistressedbecausethe peoplespokeof stoninghim, for allthe peoplewere embittered,eachonebecauseof his sonsand his daughters.But Davidstrengthenedhimself in the LORDhis God.
