Psalms 17:4
The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
In Context
3I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from my enemies. 1
5The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me. 1
Cross References
Genesis 6:5And the Lord God, having seen that the wicked actions of men were multiplied upon the earth, and that every one in his heart was intently brooding over evil continually,
1 Samuel 26:9And David said to Abessa, Do not lay him low, for who shall lift up his hand against the anointed of the Lord, and be guiltless?
Job 15:16Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.
Psalms 14:1O Lord, who shall sojourn in your tabernacle? and who shall dwell in your holy mountain? 1
Proverbs 2:10For if wisdom shall come into your understanding, and discernment shall seem pleasing to 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 →