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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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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 94:17
18th Century
Theologian
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 …
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 94:17
19th Century
Bishop
In silence — that is, of the grave, as in Psalms 31:17.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 94:17
19th Century
Preacher
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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John Gill
On Psalms 94:17
17th Century
Pastor
Unless the Lord has been my help
Against her enemies, which were so many and mighty, and her friends so few and feeb…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 94:12–23
17th Century
Minister
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…