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Psalms 94:18
18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
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 will protect me from the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? 17Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave. I 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. 20Can unjust leaders claim that God is on their side— leaders whose decrees permit injustice?
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 have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you.
- Psalms 37:23The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives.
- Psalms 38:16I prayed, “Don’t let my enemies gloat over me or rejoice at my downfall.”
- Psalms 119:116Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.
- Psalms 121:3He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber.
- 1 Samuel 2:9“He will protect his faithful ones, but the wicked will disappear in darkness. No one will succeed by strength alone.
- John 12:5“That perfume was worth a year’s wages. It should have been sold and the money given to the poor.”
- Isaiah 41:10Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
- Luke 22:32But I have pleaded in prayer for you, Simon, that your faith should not fail. So when you have repented and turned to me again, strengthen your brothers.”
- 1 Peter 1:5And through your faith, God is protecting you by his power until you receive this salvation, which is ready to be revealed on the last day for all to see.
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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