Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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 with me against the wicked? Who will take my part against the evil doers? 17 If the LORD had not helped me, my soul had almost been put to silence. 18 When I said, "My foot hath slipped, thy mercy, O LORD, held me up."


Cross References

Psalm 124:1-2

{A song of the stairs} If the LORD himself had not been on our side - now may Israel say -

Psalm 31:17

Let me not be confounded, O LORD, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and put to silence in the grave.

Psalm 13:3

Consider, and hear me, O LORD my God. Lighten mine eyes, that I sleep not in death,

Psalm 115:17

The dead praise not thee, O LORD, neither all they that go down into silence.

Psalm 118:13

They thrust at me, that I might fall; but the LORD was my help.

Psalm 125:1

{A song of the stairs} They that put their trust in the LORD are even as the mount Zion, which may not be removed, but standeth fast forever.

Psalm 142:4-5

I look upon my righthand, and see there is no man that will know me. I have no place to flee unto, no man careth for my soul.

John 16:32

Behold, the hour draweth nigh, and is already come, that ye shall be scattered every man his ways, and shall leave me alone. And yet am I not alone. For the father is with me.

2 Corinthians 1:8-10

Brethren, I would not have you ignorant of our trouble, which happened unto us in Asia. For we were grieved out of measure passing strength, so greatly that we despaired even of life.

2 Timothy 4:16-17

At my first answering for myself, no man assisted me, but all forsook me. I pray God, that it may not be laid to their charges:

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