Other translations
American Standard Version
Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If Lord Jehovah had not been a helper to me, before a little while my soul would have dwelt in misery!
Darby Bible Translation
If Jehovah had not been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul had almost dwelt in hell.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had soon dwelt in silence.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
If the LORD had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
God's Word
If the LORD had not come to help me, my soul would have quickly fallen silent [in death].
Holman Christian Standard Bible
If the LORD had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.
International Standard Version
If the LORD had not been my helper, I would have quickly become silent.
NET Bible
If the LORD had not helped me, I would have laid down in the silence of death.
New American Standard Bible
If the LORD had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
New International Version
Unless the LORD had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.
New Living Translation
Unless the LORD had helped me, I would soon have settled in the silence of the grave.
Webster's Bible Translation
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
The World English Bible
Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence.
EasyEnglish Bible
Unless the Lord had helped me, I would soon have become silent in death.
Young‘s Literal Translation
Unless Jehovah [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence.
New Life Version
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have been among the dead.
The Voice Bible
If the Eternal had not come to my rescue, my soul would have descended to the land where death silences every voice.
Living Bible
I would have died unless the Lord had helped me.
New Catholic Bible
If the Lord had not come to my aid, I would long ago have been consigned to the kingdom of silence.
Legacy Standard Bible
If Yahweh had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Jubilee Bible 2000
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul would have quickly dwelt with the dead.
Christian Standard Bible
If the Lord had not been my helper, I would soon rest in the silence of death.
Amplified Bible © 1954
Unless the Lord had been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land where there is] silence.
New Century Version
If the Lord had not helped me, I would have died in a minute.
The Message
Who stood up for me against the wicked? Who took my side against evil workers? If God hadn’t been there for me, I never would have made it. The minute I said, “I’m slipping, I’m falling,” your love, God, took hold and held me fast. When I was upset and beside myself, you calmed me down and cheered me up.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™
Unless the Lord had been my helper, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
Good News Translation®
If the Lord had not helped me, I would have gone quickly to the land of silence.
Wycliffe Bible
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/soon I would have slept in the grave.)
Contemporary English Version
If you had not helped me, Lord, I would soon have gone to the land of silence.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
Common English Bible © 2011
If the Lord hadn’t helped me, I would live instantly in total silence.
Amplified Bible © 2015
If the Lord had not been my help, I would soon have dwelt in [the land of] silence.
English Standard Version Anglicised
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
If the Lord were not my help, I would long have been silent in the grave.
New American Standard Bible
If the Lord had not been my help, My soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
The Expanded Bible
If the Lord had not helped me, I would have ·died in a minute [L quickly dwelled in silence].
Tree of Life Version
Unless Adonai had been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Revised Standard Version
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
New International Reader's Version
Suppose the Lord had not helped me. Then I would soon have been lying quietly in the grave.
BRG Bible
Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Complete Jewish Bible
If Adonai hadn’t helped me, I would soon have dwelt in the land of silence.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Unless Hashem had been my help, my nefesh had almost dwelt in dumah (silence).
Names of God Bible
If Yahweh had not come to help me, my soul would have quickly fallen silent in death.
Modern English Version
Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul would have lived in the land of silent death.
Easy-to-Read Version
And if the Lord had not helped me, I would have been silenced by death.
International Children’s Bible
If the Lord had not helped me, I would have died soon.
Lexham English Bible
If Yahweh had not been my help, my soul would soon have dwelt in silence.
New International Version - UK
Unless the Lord had given me help, I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.