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Psalms 94:18

94:17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

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When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.

When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

When I said, My foot slips; your mercy, O LORD, held me up.

94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

What does Psalms 94:18 mean?

Psalms 94:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), רֶגֶל (regel), מוֹט (môwṭ).

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When
I
said,אָמַרʼâmar/aw-mar'/H559to say (used with great latitude)
My
footרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
slippeth;מוֹטmôwṭ/mote/H4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall
thy
mercy,חֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
O
LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
held
me
up.סָעַדçâʻad/saw-ad'/H5582to suport (mostly figurative)

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Afflictions and AdversitiesFaithGrace of GodTemptation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 94:18.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:13

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 3:9

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 94:18 say?

Psalms 94:18 (King James Version) reads: "When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up."

Is Psalms 94:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 94:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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