Psalms 94:18When I said, "My foot is slipping!" Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. David or another psalmist feels spiritually off-balance, like walking on a cliff edge. Modern Israel/Palestine region.
The emotion here: relieved after near-disaster, breathing heavy with gratitude
The original word
chesed (חֶסֶד) — covenant loyalty, steadfast love that never gives up
Why it matters
Hebrew 'foot slipping' was often used for moral failure, not just physical stumbling
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 94:18
This isn't about physical falling - it's about spiritual failure and God catching you
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about God preventing problems, but it's about God catching you DURING the slip - He rescues you in the fall, not from it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 94:18
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 94:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 94:18 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is tender. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine support, God's loving kindness. Notable phrases: My foot is slipping; Your loving kindness held me up. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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