Psalms 17:5
Perfect thou my goings in thy paths: that my footsteps be not moved.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
6I have cried to thee, for thou, O God, hast heard me: O incline thy ear unto me, and hear my words.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness, because no man shall prevail by his own strength.
Psalms 18:36And thou hast given me the protection of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up: And thy discipline hath corrected me unto the end: and thy discipline, the same shall teach me.
Psalms 38:16For in thee, O Lord, have I hoped : thou wilt hear me, O Lord my God.
Psalms 94:18If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.
Psalms 121:7With them that hate peace I was peaceable: when I spoke to them they fought against me without cause.
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 →