Psalms 17:5
My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
4As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
6I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
Psalms 18:36You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Psalms 38:16For I said, “Let them not gloat over me— those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Psalms 119:133Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Psalms 121:7The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your 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 →