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Psalms 94:17
17Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
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
15Judgment will again be founded on justice, and those with virtuous hearts will pursue it. 16Who will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. 18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me. 19When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.
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לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 94:17
- Psalms 118:13My enemies did their best to kill me, but the Lord rescued me.
- Psalms 124:1What if the Lord had not been on our side? Let all Israel repeat:
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion; they will not be defeated but will endure forever.
- Psalms 142:4I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.
- John 16:32But the time is coming—indeed it’s here now—when you will be scattered, each one going his own way, leaving me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8We think you ought to know, dear brothers and sisters, about the trouble we went through in the province of Asia. We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it.
- 2 Timothy 4:16The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. May it not be counted against them.
- Psalms 13:3Turn and answer me, O Lord my God! Restore the sparkle to my eyes, or I will die.
- Psalms 31:17Don’t let me be disgraced, O Lord, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.
- Psalms 115:17The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord, for they have gone into the silence of the grave.
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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