Psalms 17:5
Uphold my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thy ear to me, and hear my speech.
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 will preserve thee from all evil: he will 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 →