Psalm 94:17


If the Lord had not been my help,
I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.

Psalm 124:1-2

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

Psalm 31:17


Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You;
Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).

Psalm 13:3


Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,

Psalm 115:17


The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;

Psalm 118:13


You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lord helped me.

Psalm 125:1

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

Psalm 142:4-5


Look to the right [the point of attack] and see;
For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor].
Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run;
No one cares about my life.

John 16:32

Take careful notice: an hour is coming, and has arrived, when you will all be scattered, each to his own home, leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].

2 Timothy 4:16-17

At my first trial no one supported me [as an advocate] or stood with me, but they all deserted me. May it not be counted against them [by God].

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Bible References

Unless

Psalm 118:13

You [my enemy] pushed me violently so that I was falling,
But the Lord helped me.
Psalm 124:1
“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,
Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
Psalm 142:4

Look to the right [the point of attack] and see;
For there is no one who has regard for me [to act in my favor].
Escape has failed me and I have nowhere to run;
No one cares about my life.
John 16:32
Take careful notice: an hour is coming, and has arrived, when you will all be scattered, each to his own home, leaving Me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.
2 Corinthians 1:8
For we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about our trouble in [the west coast province of] Asia [Minor], how we were utterly weighed down, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life [itself].
2 Timothy 4:16
At my first trial no one supported me [as an advocate] or stood with me, but they all deserted me. May it not be counted against them [by God].

Dwelt

Psalm 13:3

Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Psalm 31:17

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on You;
Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).
Psalm 115:17

The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;