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Psalm 94:17

Hebrew
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָהplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי
ESV
If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
NIV
Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
NLT
Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
LXX
εἰ μὴ ὅτι κύριος ἐβοήθησέν μοι παρὰ βραχὺ παρῴκησεν τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ᾅδῃ plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
ψυχή μου
KJV
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

Psalm 94:16 ← Psalm 94:17 → Psalm 94:18

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