Psalms 94:17-21 in English

¹⁷ Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ If Yahweh had not helped me at that time, I would have been executed, and my soul/spirit would have gone to the place where dead people say nothing.

¹⁸ I said/thought to myself, “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.

¹⁹ Whenever I am very worried, you comfort/encourage me and cause me to be happy.

²⁰ You have nothing to do with wicked judges, who establish laws that allow people to do what is not legal.

²¹ They plan to get rid of righteous people, and they declare that ◄innocent people/people who have not done what is wrong► must be executed.

¹⁷ Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.

¹⁸ If I say, My foot is slipping; your mercy, O Lord, is my support.

¹⁹ Among all my troubled thoughts, your comforts are the delight of my soul.

²⁰ What part with you has the seat of sin, which makes evil into a law?

²¹ They are banded together against the soul of the upright, to give decisions against those who have done no wrong.

¹⁷ If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness be united to thee, which frameth mischief into a law?

²¹ They band together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

¹⁷ If the Lord hadn't helped me, I would have soon gone down into the silence of the grave.

¹⁸ I shouted out, “My foot's slipping!” and your trustworthy love, Lord, kept me from falling.

¹⁹ When my mind was full of worries, you comforted me and encouraged me.

²⁰ Can unjust judges really be on your side, Lord, when their corrupt use of the law causes misery?

²¹ They work together to destroy good people; they condemn those who are innocent to death.

¹⁷ If the Lord had not holpen me, my soule had almost dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts in mine heart, thy comfortes haue reioyced my soule.

²⁰ Hath the throne of iniquitie fellowship with thee, which forgeth wrong for a Lawe?

²¹ They gather them together against the soule of the righteous, and condemne the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ If I say: 'My foot slippeth', Thy mercy, O LORD, holdeth me up.

¹⁹ When my cares are many within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the seat of wickedness have fellowship with Thee, which frameth mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the Lord had been my help, My soul had almost dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, Which frameth mischief by a law?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, And condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the Lord had been a help unto me, but a little would have been wanting that my soul had dwelt in the silence of death.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot hath slipped: thy kindness, O Lord, sustained me.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my painful thoughts within me, thy consolations delight my soul.

²⁰ Can there be associated with thee the throne of destructive wickedness, which frameth mischief as a law?

²¹ They band themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and innocent blood do they condemn.

¹⁷ If the LORD had not been my help, I had well nigh dwelt in the land of silence.

¹⁸ When I think that my foot is slipping, Thy goodness, O LORD! holdeth me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of anxieties within me, Thy consolations revive my soul.

²⁰ Shall with thee be allied the throne of iniquity, Which deviseth mischief against law?

²¹ They band together against the life of the righteous, And condemn innocent blood.

¹⁷ Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.

¹⁸ When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.

¹⁹ When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.

²⁰ Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?

²¹ They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.

¹⁷ Were it not for the help of the Lord, I would soon have gone to the silent grave.

¹⁸ When I thought that my foot was slipping, your kindness, Lord, held me up.

¹⁹ When with cares my heart was crowded, your comforts make me glad.

²⁰ Can corrupt justice be your ally, framing mischief by statute?

²¹ They assail the life of the righteous, and innocent blood condemn.

¹⁷ Unless Adonai had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your cheshed ·loving-kindness·, Adonai , held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the upright, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless Yahweh had been my help, I would soon be lying down in the place of silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping,” Your covenant faithfulness, Yahweh, held me up.

¹⁹ When cares within me are many, your consolations make me happy.

²⁰ Can a throne of destruction be allied with you, one who creates injustice by statute?

²¹ They conspire together to take the life of the righteous and they condemn the innocent to death.

¹⁷ Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

²¹ They assemble themselves against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.

¹⁸ When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, LORD, held me up.

¹⁹ In the multitude of my thoughts within me, your comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Shall the throne of wickedness have fellowship with you, which brings about mischief by statute?

²¹ They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.

¹⁷ No but for the Lord helped me; almost my soul had dwelled in hell.

¹⁸ If I said, My foot was stirred; Lord, thy mercy helped me.

¹⁹ After the multitude of my sorrows in mine heart; thy comforts made glad my soul.

²⁰ Whether the seat of wickedness cleaveth to thee; that makest travail in commandment?

²¹ They shall take hold against the soul of a just or rightwise man; and they shall condemn innocent blood.

¹⁷ No but for the Lord helped me; almost my soul had dwelled in hell. (If the Lord had not helped me; soon I would have slept in Sheol, or in the land of the dead, or soon I would have slept in the grave.)

¹⁸ If I said, My foot was stirred; Lord, thy mercy helped me. (But when I said, My foot is slipping! Lord, thy love held me up.)

¹⁹ After the multitude of my sorrows in mine heart; thy comforts made glad my soul. (And after a multitude of sorrows gathered together in my heart; once again thy comfort gladdened my soul.)

²⁰ Whether the seat of wickedness cleaveth to thee; that makest travail in commandment? (Shall the throne of wickedness cleave to thee; thou who makest trespass within the commandments? or thou who makest trespass by the commandments?)

²¹ They shall take (hold) against the soul of a just man; and they shall condemn innocent blood. (For they gather themselves together against the life of the righteous; and they condemn the innocent to death.)

¹⁷ Unless Jehovah were a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.

¹⁸ If I have said, 'My foot hath slipped,' Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me.

¹⁹ In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

²⁰ Is a throne of mischief joined with Thee? A framer of perverseness by statute?

²¹ They decree against the soul of the righteous, And innocent blood declare wicked.