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Psalms 94:18
18When I think, ‘I am falling down,’ your faithful love keeps me safe, 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 would fight for me against the wicked people? Who would keep me safe from the people who do evil things? 17Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have become silent in death. When I think, ‘I am falling down,’ your faithful love keeps me safe, Lord. 19When I have troubles in my mind, so that I am afraid, you help me to be happy again. 20You will not become a friend of cruel rulers. They make laws that only hurt people.
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 17:5No, I carefully follow your ways. I do not turn away from them.
- Psalms 37:23If the way that somebody lives pleases the Lord, the Lord will lead him into good things.
- Psalms 38:16I have prayed that my enemies will not laugh at me. If I slip and fall down, they will be very happy!
- Psalms 119:116Help me to be strong, Lord, as your word promises. Do not let me be ashamed because of my hope.
- Psalms 121:3He will take care of you, so that you do not fall. The one who keeps you safe will not sleep.
- 1 Samuel 2:9He takes care of his faithful people. But he puts wicked people in a dark place where they can do nothing. It is not a person's own strength that makes him great.
- John 12:5Judas said, ‘We could have sold this oil for 300 coins. That is as much money as someone would get for a year's work. Then we could have given that money to poor people.’
- Isaiah 41:10I am with you, so do not be afraid. I am your God, so do not be upset. I will make you strong and I will help you. My powerful right hand will keep you safe.”
- Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that you will continue to believe in me. And this is what you must do: When you have turned back to me, you must help your brothers to be strong again.’
- 1 Peter 1:5God is using his great power to keep you safe, because you trust him. He will continue to keep you safe until the last day, when Christ will return. Then you will know that God has saved you completely from sin and from death.
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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