Psalms 17:5
Support my steps in thy paths, That my feet may not slip!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
6I call upon thee, O God! for thou wilt hear me; Incline thine ear to me, and listen to my prayer!
Cross References
Psalms 18:36Thou didst make a wide path for my steps, So that my feet did not stumble.
Psalms 38:16For I have prayed, “Let them not rejoice over me; Let them not exult at the slipping of my feet!”
Psalms 94:18When I think that my foot is slipping, Thy goodness, O LORD! holdeth me up.
Psalms 119:133Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
Psalms 121:7The LORD will preserve thee from all evil; He will preserve thy life.
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 →