# Psalms 94.16
**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 14. For Jehovah will not cast off his people, Neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15. For judgment shall return unto righteousness; And all the upright in heart shall follow it.
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> **16. Who will rise up for me against the evil-doers? Who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?**
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> 17. Unless Jehovah had been my help, My soul had soon dwelt in silence. 18. When I said, My foot slippeth; Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, held me up. (Psalms 94:14-18, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 14. For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15. For judgment will return to righteousness. All the upright in heart shall follow it.
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> **16. Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand up for me against the evildoers?**
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> 17. Unless Yahweh had been my help, my soul would have soon lived in silence. 18. When I said, “My foot is slipping!” Your loving kindness, Yahweh, held me up. (Psalms 94:14-18, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 14. For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance. 15. But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. shall follow: Heb. shall be after it
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> **16. Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?**
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> 17. Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence. almost: or, quickly 18. When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up. (Psalms 94:14-18, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 14. For Jehovah leaveth not His people, And His inheritance forsaketh not. 15. For to righteousness judgment turneth back, And after it all the upright of heart,
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> **16. Who riseth up for me with evil doers? Who stationeth himself for me with workers of iniquity?**
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> 17. Unless Jehovah [were] a help to me, My soul had almost inhabited silence. 18. If I have said, 'My foot hath slipped,' Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me. (Psalms 94:14-18, YLT)
## Setting
- **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
- **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
- **Location:** Israel, various periods
- **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC
## Theological reading
## Key words
_No Strong's-tagged lexicon matches found in this passage. (Lexicon coverage is curated, ~159 of the most apologetically-loaded Greek/Hebrew terms.)_
## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.