Psalms 94:17
If the LORD had not been my help, I had well nigh dwelt in the land of silence.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
In Context
16Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evil-doers?
18When I think that my foot is slipping, Thy goodness, O LORD! holdeth me up.
Cross References
Psalms 31:17Let me not be put to shame, O LORD! for I have called upon thee; Let the wicked be put to shame; Let them be silenced in the grave!
Psalms 118:13Thou didst assail me with violence to bring me down! But the LORD was my support.
Psalms 125:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” They who trust in the LORD shall be as Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, which standeth for ever.
John 16:32Behold, the hour is coming, yea, is now come, when ye will be scattered, every one to his own, and will leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.
2 Timothy 4:16At my first defence no one came forward with me, but all forsook me. May it not be laid to their charge!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 94:13-23
Comfort to Suffering Saints; God the Defence of His People. 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O Lord , and teachest him out of thy law; 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. 14 For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15 But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. 16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the… Read the whole commentary →