The Meaning of Psalms 94:19 Explained

Psalms 94:19

KJV: In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.

YLT: In the abundance of my thoughts within me, Thy comforts delight my soul.

Darby: In the multitude of my anxious thoughts within me thy comforts have delighted my soul.

ASV: In the multitude of my thoughts within me Thy comforts delight my soul.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

In the multitude  of my thoughts  within  me thy comforts  delight  my soul. 

What does Psalms 94:19 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 94:6-23 - The Lord Our Defense Against Evil-Doers
Let us ponder all the great things that God will do for them that trust Him. He planted the ear, and will detect the sigh, sob, or broken utterance of His child, Psalms 94:9. He formed the eye, and He knows our sorrows. He watches the sparrow's fall, and His child is of more value than many sparrows. He corrects us; shall we not be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live, Psalms 94:10? He knows our thoughts; let us ask Him to purify and restrain them, Psalms 94:11. He teaches out of His Law; let us be diligent students of the Scriptures, Psalms 94:12. He will neither cast us off nor forsake us, Psalms 94:14.
The Lord is our help, and the soul that trusts Him shall not be silenced, Psalms 94:17. He holds us up when our foot slips, Psalms 94:18. Whatever thoughts may startle or affright us, God has a comfort suited to counteract each of them. His comforts delight the soul. They bring joy and hope with them, Psalms 94:19. He defends us against the charges laid at our door, and is a rock on which we may stand steadily, amid the seething waters, Psalms 94:22. If God be for us, who can be against us, or who can separate us from His love? Romans 8:31. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 94

1  The prophet, calling for justice, complains of tyranny and impiety
8  He teaches God's providence
12  He shows the blessedness of affliction
16  God is the defender of the afflicted

What do the individual words in Psalms 94:19 mean?

In the multitude of my anxieties within me Your comforts delight my soul
בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי

בְּרֹ֣ב  In  the  multitude 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רֹב  
Sense: multitude, abundance, greatness.
שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י  of  my  anxieties 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: שַׂרְעַפִּים  
Sense: disquieting thoughts, thoughts.
בְּקִרְבִּ֑י  within  me 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: קֶרֶב  
Sense: midst, among, inner part, middle.
תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ  Your  comforts 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: תַּנְחוּמֹות 
Sense: consolation(s).
יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ  delight 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁעַע 
Sense: to stroke, be smeared over, be blinded.
נַפְשִֽׁי  my  soul 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: נֶפֶשׁ  
Sense: soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion.