New English Translation
Psalms 94:17
17If the Lord had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death.
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 justice will prevail, and all the morally upright will be vindicated. 16Who will rise up to defend me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers? If the Lord had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death. 18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” your loyal love, O Lord, supports me. 19When worries threaten to overwhelm me, your soothing touch makes me happy.
Read all of Psalms 94Psalms 94:17 word by word
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 94:17
- Psalms 118:13“You aggressively attacked me and tried to knock me down, but the Lord helped me.
- Psalms 124:1“If the Lord had not been on our side” – let Israel say this! –
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.
- Psalms 142:4Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.
- John 16:32Look, a time is coming – and has come – when you will be scattered, each one to his own home, and I will be left alone. Yet I am not alone, because my Father is with me.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, regarding the affliction that happened to us in the province of Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of living.
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense no one appeared in my support; instead they all deserted me – may they not be held accountable for it.
- Psalms 13:3Look at me! Answer me, O Lord my God! Revive me, or else I will die!
- Psalms 31:17O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!
- Psalms 115:17The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.
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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