Psalms 94:18

I said/thought to myself, “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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

In Context

17If Yahweh had not helped me at that time, I would have been executed, and my soul/spirit would have gone to the place where dead people say nothing.

19Whenever I am very worried, you comfort/encourage me and cause me to be happy.

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Cross References

Psalms 17:5I have always done what you told me to do [IDM], I have ◄never failed to do/always done► [LIT] those things.

Psalms 37:24even if they stumble, they will not fall down, because Yahweh holds them by his hand.

Psalms 73:2As for me, I almost stopped trusting in God; it was as though my feet slipped and I stumbled [MET],

Psalms 121:3He will not allow us to fall/stumble; God, who protects us, will not fall asleep.

Luke 22:32But I have prayed for you, Simon, that you will not completely stop believing in me. So when you (sg) restore your relationship with me, help your fellow apostles to trust in me more!”

1 Peter 1:5God, by his mighty power, is guarding you as you trust in Jesus. He is keeping you safe so that he may, at the end of the time in which we now live (OR, when Jesus returns), completely deliver you from Satan’s power.

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 →

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