NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Unlessluwle' (loo-lay') if not -- except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that. the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. had been my help `ezrah (ez-raw') aid -- help(-ed, -er). my soul nephesh (neh'-fesh) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental) had almost m`at (meh-at') a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very. dwelt shakan (shaw-kan') to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up). in silence duwmah (doo-maw') silence; figuratively, death -- silence. 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 Bible Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. Holman Christian Standard 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. NET Bible If the LORD had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death. Aramaic Bible in Plain English If Lord Jehovah had not been a helper to me, before a little while my soul would have dwelt in misery! GOD'S WORD® Translation If the LORD had not come to help me, my soul would have quickly fallen silent [in death]. King James 2000 Bible Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. Links Psalm 94:17Psalm 94:17 NIV Psalm 94:17 NLT Psalm 94:17 ESV Psalm 94:17 NASB Psalm 94:17 KJV |
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