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Psalms 94:17
17Unless Adonai had been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
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 rightness will be restored to justice, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against evildoers? Unless Adonai had been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence. 18If I say: “My foot has slipped,” Your mercy, Adonai, will hold me up. 19When my troubling thoughts multiply within me, Your consolations comfort my soul.
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 118:13You pushed me hard to make me fall, but Adonai helped me.
- Psalms 124:1A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—
- Psalms 125:1A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in Adonai are like Mount Zion— it cannot be moved, but endures forever.
- Psalms 142:4When my spirit grows faint within me, You know my path. In the way where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.
- John 16:32Look, the hour is coming—indeed has come—when you will be scattered, each to his own, and you will abandon Me. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, of our trouble that happened in Asia. We were under great pressure—so far beyond our strength that we despaired even of living.
- 2 Timothy 4:16At my first defense, no one stood by me; instead, they all deserted me—may it not be counted against them!
- Psalms 13:3How long must I have cares in my soul and daily sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
- Psalms 31:17Make Your face shine on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness.
- Psalms 115:17The dead do not praise Adonai, nor do any who go down into silence.
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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