Unless the LORD [had been] my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
Ver. 17. Unless the Lord had been my help] He loveth to help at a pinch; he usually reserveth his hand for a dead lift. See 2 Timothy 4:16,17 .
My soul had almost dwelt in silence] i.e. In the dark cloisters of death. The Greek and Latin translators render it, In hell.