Psalm 94:17
Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 13:3, the psalmist prays to avoid the sleep of death — the same peril as dwelling in silence in Psalm 94:17.
In Psalm 115:17, 'go down into silence' directly echoes the land of silence — the dead cannot praise God.
Psalm 118:13 echoes the same rescue: 'I was pushed back… but the Lord helped me' — God's help prevents a fall into death.
Psalm 124:1 begins 'If the Lord had not been on our side' — the same conditional gratitude for divine help that saved from destruction.
Psalm 124:2 specifies God's help when enemies attacked — directly parallel to the psalmist's deliverance from the silence of death.
Psalm 142:5 cries to God as refuge and portion — the same reliance on God as the helper who keeps the psalmist from death.
In Psalm 31:17, 'go silent to Sheol' uses the same imagery of death as silence, contrasting the wicked's fate.
Psalm 142:4 laments having no human help — contrasting with the psalmist's testimony that God provided the help needed to survive.
In John 16:32, Jesus says the Father is with him when all others leave — echoing God's help that prevents being left alone in death.
In 2 Corinthians 1:8-10, Paul despaired of life but God delivered him — the same pattern of near‑death rescue by divine help.
In 2 Timothy 4:17, Paul says the Lord stood by him — the same divine help that saved the psalmist from the land of silence.
In Hebrews 13:6, 'The Lord is my helper' expresses the same confidence in God's help that saved the psalmist.
In 2 Timothy 4:16, Paul also faces desertion by human supporters, mirroring the psalmist's need for divine help.