Psalms 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
King James Version
In Context
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Psalms 18:36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
Psalms 38:16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.
Psalms 94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
Psalms 119:133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalms 121:7The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy 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 →