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Psalms 94:17

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

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לוּלֵ֣יluleifלוּלֵאconjunction — “if”H3884if notexcept, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.יְ֭הוָהyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).עֶזְרָ֣תָהezratahhelpעֶזְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute, paragogic he — “help”, the ordinary formH5833aidhelp(-ed, -er).לִּ֑יlitoלִּ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toכִּמְעַ֓טkimatas littleמְעַטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.שָֽׁכְנָ֖הshakhenahabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abide”, a completed actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).דוּמָ֣הdumahsilenceדּוּמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “silence”, the ordinary formH1745silence; figuratively, deathsilence.נַפְשִֽׁיnafshicreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ μὴ ὅτι Κύριος ἐβοήθησέ μοι, παραβραχὺ παρῴκησε τῷ ᾅδῃ ἡ ψυχή μου.