Psalms
Psalm 94:17–18
17Unless the LORD had been my helper,
I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18If I say, “My foot is slipping,”
Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Word by word
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Psalm 94:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unless | לוּלֵ֣י | lū·lê | Conjunction | H3884 if not, unless |
| the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had been my helper | עֶזְרָ֣תָה | ‘ez·rā·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H5833 help, succour, assistance |
| I | נַפְשִֽׁי׃ | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| would soon | כִּמְעַ֓ט׀ | kim·‘aṭ | Preposition-k; Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| have dwelt in the abode | שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה | šā·ḵə·nāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
| of silence | דוּמָ֣ה | ḏū·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H1745 silence |
Psalm 94:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I say | אָ֭מַרְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| My foot | רַגְלִ֑י | raḡ·lî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7272 foot |
| is slipping | מָ֣טָה | mā·ṭāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H4131 totter, shake, slip |
| Your loving devotion | חַסְדְּךָ֥ | ḥas·də·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
| O LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| supports me | יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃ | yis·‘ā·ḏê·nî | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular | H5582 support, sustain, stay |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 94:17 Psalm 124:1–2 · Psalm 31:17 · 2 Timothy 4:16–17 · Psalm 118:13 · Psalm 13:3 · Psalm 115:17
Psalm 94:18 Psalm 121:3 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 119:116–117 · Psalm 37:23–24 · Psalm 38:16 · 1 Samuel 2:9 · Psalm 17:5 · Luke 22:32 · Psalm 73:2 · 1 Peter 1:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.