American Standard Version
Psalms 94:17
17Unless Jehovah had been my help,My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
Psalms 94:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
- New International Version (NIV)Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence.
Context of Psalms 94:17
15For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it. 16Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence. 18When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up. 19In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:17 word by word
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 94:17
- Psalms 118:13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been Jehovah who was on our side, Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 125:1They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
- Psalms 142:4Look onmy right hand, and see; For there is no man that knoweth me: Refuge hath failed me; No man careth for my soul.
- John 16:32Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account.
- Psalms 13:3Considerand answer me, O Jehovah my God: Lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;
- Psalms 31:17Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
- Psalms 115:17The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;
Commentaries on Psalms 94:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Unless the Lord had been my help - Had not God in a strange manner supported us while under his chastising hand, we had been utterly cut off. My soul had almost dwelt in silence - The Vulgate has in inferno, in hell or the infernal world; the Septuagint, ͅ ̔ͅͅ, in the invisible world.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Unless the Lord had been my help - At the time referred to. If I had not had a God to whom I could have gone - if my mind had not been directed to him - if I had not actually found him a refuge and strength, I should have despaired altogether. There was no other one to whom I could go; there was nothing else but the help of God on which I could rely. My soul had almost dwelt in silence - Margin, quickly. The original is, “It was as it were but little;”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-23Verses 12-23 That man is blessed, who, under the chastening of the Lord, is taught his will and his truths, from his holy word, and by the Holy Spirit. He should see mercy through his sufferings. There is a rest remaining for the people of God after the days of their adversity, which shall not last always. He that sends the trouble, will send the rest. The psalmist found succour and relief only in the Lord, when all earthly friends failed. We are…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-23The psalmist resumes their prayer (see Psalm 94:1–7) with a desperate plea for the Lord's justice. It ends with the hope that evil will cease.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-1917-19. a fact fully confirmed by his past experience. dwelt in silence--as in the grave (Psa 31:17).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 94
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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