Psalm 94:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.

New Living Translation
Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.

English Standard Version
If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.

Berean Study Bible
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

New American Standard Bible
If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.

NASB 1995
If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

NASB 1977
If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

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

Christian Standard Bible
If the LORD had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If the LORD had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.

Contemporary English Version
If you had not helped me, LORD, I would soon have gone to the land of silence.

Good News Translation
If the LORD had not helped me, I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If the LORD had not come to help me, my soul would have quickly fallen silent [in 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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

New King James Version
Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul would soon have settled in silence.

King James 2000 Bible
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

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

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

American King James Version
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelled in silence.

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

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

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

English Revised Version
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.

Webster's Bible Translation
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
If God had not ben an ayde vnto me: it had not fayled much but my soule had dwelled in silence.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Yf the LORDE had not helped me, my soule had allmost bene put to sylence.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Unless YHWH [were] a help to me, "" My soul had almost inhabited silence.

Young's Literal Translation
Unless Jehovah were a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.

Smith's Literal Translation
Unless Jehovah helped for me my soul almost dwelt silently.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Except that the Lord assisted me, my soul almost would have dwelt in Hell.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
If LORD JEHOVAH had not been a helper to me, before a little while my soul would have dwelt in misery!

Lamsa Bible
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would soon have been in trouble.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Unless the LORD had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
If the Lord had not helped me, my soul had almost sojourned in Hades.
















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