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Psalms 94:18
18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your faithful love will support me, Lord.
Psalms 94:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
- New International Version (NIV)When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When I thought, "My foot slips," your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I say, “My foot slips,” Your mercy, O Lord, will hold me up.
Context of Psalms 94:18
16Who stands up for me against the wicked? Who takes a stand for me against evildoers? 17If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death. If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your faithful love will support me, Lord. 19When I am filled with cares, your comfort brings me joy. 20Can a corrupt throne be your ally, a throne that makes evil laws?
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:18 word by word
אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:18
- Psalms 17:5My steps are on your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- Psalms 37:23A person’s steps are established by the Lord, and he takes pleasure in his way.
- Psalms 38:16For I said, “Don’t let them rejoice over me — those who are arrogant toward me when I stumble.”
- Psalms 119:116Sustain me as you promised, and I will live; do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
- Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of his faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness, for a person does not prevail by his own strength.
- John 12:5“Why wasn’t this perfume sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?”
- 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 help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
- Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- 1 Peter 1:5You are being guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Commentaries on Psalms 94:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18When I said, My foot slippeth - When I found myself so weak and my enemy so strong, that I got first off my guard, and then off my center of gravity, and my fall appeared inevitable: - Thy mercy, O Lord, held me up - יסעדני yisadeni, propped me. It is a metaphor taken from any thing falling, that is propped, shored up, or buttressed. How often does the mercy of God thus prevent the ruin of weak believers, and of those who have been unfaithful!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18When I said, My foot slippeth - I can no longer stand. My strength is gone; and I must sink into the grave. The original here is, “If I say, My foot slippeth,” etc. The statement is general; that if at any time he had been, or should be, in such circumstances, then God would interpose. The general remark, however, is founded on his interposition on this particular occasion. His aid was then so marked and timely, that he felt that he could make the…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. 18-19The psalmist feels like he is slipping, but God promises to stand with him (Psalm 94:12–13; see 15:5; 93:1).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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