Psalms 17:5
When thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
6I have called upon thee, for thou answerest me, O God. Incline thine ear unto me, hear my speech.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Psalms 18:36Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.
Psalms 38:16For I said, Let them not rejoice over me! When my foot slipped, they magnified [themselves] against me.
Psalms 94:18When I said, My foot slippeth, thy loving-kindness, O Jehovah, held me up.
Psalms 119:133Establish my steps in thy word; and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalms 121:7Jehovah will keep thee from all evil; he will keep thy soul.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:2-8
Sincere and Importunate Prayer. 1 Hear the right, O Lord , attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings… Read the whole commentary →