Psalms 17:5
To uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
In Context
4As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
6I — I called Thee, for Thou dost answer me, O God, incline Thine ear to me, hear my speech.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9The feet of His saints He keepeth, And the wicked in darkness are silent, For not by power doth man become mighty.
Psalms 18:36Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
Psalms 38:16When I said, 'Lest they rejoice over me, In the slipping of my foot against me they magnified themselves.
Psalms 94:18If I have said, 'My foot hath slipped,' Thy kindness, O Jehovah, supporteth me.
Psalms 119:133My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
Psalms 121:7Jehovah preserveth thee from all evil, He doth 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 →