Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

If the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

If the Lord had not been my helper,
I would soon rest in the silence of death.

International Standard Version

If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent.

A Conservative Version

Unless LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon dwelt in silence.

American Standard Version

Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

Amplified


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

Bible in Basic English

If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

Darby Translation

If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

Julia Smith Translation

Unless Jehovah helped for me my soul almost dwelt silently.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

If the LORD had not helped me, my soul had almost been put to silence.

NET Bible

If the Lord had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death.

New Heart English Bible

Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

The Emphasized Bible

If, Yahweh, had not been a help to me, Soon had sunk into silence - my soul!

Webster

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

World English Bible

Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

Youngs Literal Translation

Unless Jehovah were a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
לוּלי לוּלא 
Luwle' 
except, unless, If, had not, were it not, were it not that
Usage: 14

the Lord

Usage: 0

עזרת עזרה 
`ezrah 
Usage: 26

my soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

מעט מעט 
M@`at 
Usage: 101

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

References

Easton

Context Readings

A Prayer For Retribution Against Oppressors

16 Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity? 17 If the Lord had not been my help,
My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
18 When I said, My foot slips, thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

Cross References

Psalm 124:1-2

If the LORD had not been for us, now may Israel say,

Psalm 31:17

Let me not be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon thee; let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be cut off for Sheol.

Psalm 13:3

Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes lest I sleep the sleep of death,

Psalm 115:17

The dead shall not praise JAH, neither any that go down into silence.

Psalm 118:13

Thou hast thrust at me with violence that I might fall, but the LORD helped me.

Psalm 125:1

Those that trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed but abides for ever.

Psalm 142:4-5

I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no one that would know me; I had no refuge; no one cared for my soul.

John 16:32

Behold, the hour comes and is now come, that ye shall be scattered, each one to his own, and shall leave me alone; and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Because, brothers, we would not have you ignore our tribulation which was done unto us in Asia, that we were burdened beyond our strength, in such a manner that we despaired even of life:

2 Timothy 4:16-17

At my first answer no one stood with me, but all men forsook me: let it not be imputed unto them.

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