Psalms 17:5
Stay my steps in thy paths, that my feete doe not slide.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
4Concerning the workes of men, by the wordes of thy lips I kept mee from the paths of the cruell man.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9Hee will keepe the feete of his Saintes, and the wicked shall keepe silence in darkenes: for in his owne might shall no man be strong.
Psalms 18:36Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder mee, and mine heeles haue not slid.
Psalms 38:16For I said, Heare me, least they reioyce ouer me: for when my foote slippeth, they extol themselues against me.
Psalms 94:18When I said, My foote slideth, thy mercy, O Lord, stayed me.
Psalms 119:133Direct my steppes in thy worde, and let none iniquitie haue dominion ouer me.
Psalms 121:7The Lord shall preserue thee from all euil: he shall keepe thy soule.
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 →