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Psalms 94:17

94:16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly

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Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelled in silence.

94:18 When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

What does Psalms 94:17 mean?

Psalms 94:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לוּלֵא (lûwlêʼ), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), עֶזְרָה (ʻezrâh).

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Unlessלוּלֵאlûwlêʼ/loo-lay'/H3884if not
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
had
been
my
help,עֶזְרָהʻezrâh/ez-raw'/H5833aid
my
soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
had
almostמְעַטmᵉʻaṭ/meh-at'/H4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
dweltשָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
in
silence.דּוּמָהdûwmâh/doo-maw'/H1745silence; figuratively, death
almost:
or,
quickly

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Afflictions and AdversitiesFaithGrace of GodTemptation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:17.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. of the dust: Heb. dust of the ground

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What does Psalms 94:17 say?

Psalms 94:17 (King James Version) reads: "Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly"

Is Psalms 94:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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