King James Version
Psalms 94:18 in the King James Version says “When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 94 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.”
Psalms 94:18 · KJV
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
KJV Study — Public Domain
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
“My foot”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
“thy mercy”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
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