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Psalms 94:18

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

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אָ֭מַרְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מָ֣טָהmatahfallמוֹטverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fall”, a completed actionH4131to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fallbe carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.רַגְלִ֑יraglifootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.חַסְדְּךָ֥chasdekhakindnessחֵסֵדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “kindness”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beautyfavour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.יְ֝הוָ֗הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).יִסְעָדֵֽנִיyisadenicomfortסָעַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfort”, an unfinished actionH5582to suport (mostly figurative)comfort, establish, hold up, refresh self, strengthen, be upholden.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

If I said, My foot has been moved;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ ἔλεγον, σεσάλευται ὁ πούς μου, τὸ ἔλεός σου Κύριε ἐβοήθει μοι.