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Unless Yahweh had been my help, My soul would have soon lived in silence.
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Saved from the Brink
The verse is a powerful testimony of looking back at a desperate situation. Commentators explain that the psalmist was on the very edge of collapse, and only God's timely help prevented a tragic end. It's a declaration that without the Lord's intervention, all would have been lost.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Unless the Lord had been my help—At the time referred to. If I had not had a God to whom I could have gone—if my mind had not been directed …
19th Century
Anglican
In silence — that is, of the grave, as in Psalms 31:17.
Baptist
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
If it had not been for God, he would not only have had no han…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Unless the Lord has been my help Against her enemies, which were so many and mighty, and her friends so few and feeb…
That person is blessed, who, under the chastening of the Lord, is taught His will and His truths from His holy word and by the Holy Spirit. They sh…
