Bible Strands
Psalms 94:18
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh from the edge of collapse, between admitting he would have perished (v. 17) and confessing that anxiety overwhelms him (v. 19). He is naming the exact instant his footing gave way.
The words — חַסֶּד (chesed) is not generic love but covenant loyalty, a binding obligation Yahweh owes by his own character; יִסְעָד (yisa'ad) means to prop up, as a structure is held from falling.
The thread — The same foot-not-slipping image appears in Psalms 121:3, and the "sustain me" plea recurs in Psalms 119:116; Isaiah 41:10 pairs the same logic of "I will strengthen you" with the command not to fear.
Why it lands — The verse asks the reader to stop narrating their own stability and instead name the one thing actually holding them up when the ground gives way.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.
Cross-references
- Psalms 121:3 He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
- Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Psalms 119:116 Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- Psalms 37:23 The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Psalms 38:16 For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
- 1 Samuel 2:9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Psalms 17:5 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”
- Psalms 73:2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
- 1 Peter 1:5 who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.