Psalms 17 · Verse 5

Psalms 17:5

Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Psalms 17:5, King James Version

Psalms 17:5 in other translations

BSBMy steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
WEBMy steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
ASVMy steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.
YLTTo uphold my goings in Thy paths, My steps have not slidden.
DARBYWhen thou holdest my goings in thy paths, my footsteps slip not.
BBEI have kept my feet in your ways, my steps have not been turned away.
WebsterUphold my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

What does Psalms 17:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. May be read as an assertion "my steps or goings have held on to Thy paths."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths - David walked in God's ways; but, without Divine assistance, he could not walk steadily, even in them. The words of God's lips had shown him the steps he was to take, and he implores the strength of God's grace to enable him to walk in those steps. He had been kept from the paths of the destroyer; but this was not sufficient; he must walk in God's paths - must spend his life in obedience to the Divine will. Negative holiness ean save no man. "Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 17:1-7

This psalm is a prayer. Feigned prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with his favour. The psalmist had been used to pray, so that it was not his distress and danger that now first brought him to his duty. And he was encouraged by his faith to expect God would notice his prayers. Constant resolution and watchfulness against sins of the tongue, will be a good evidence of our…

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Psalms 17:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

תָּמֹ֣ךְta.Mokhthey have held firmH8551
אֲ֭שֻׁרַי'A.shu.raisteps myH838
בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָbe.ma'.ge.lo.Tei.khain tracks yourH4570
בַּל\־bal-notH1077
נָמ֥וֹטּוּna.Mo.tuthey have been shakenH4131
פְעָמָֽי\׃fe.'a.Maifootsteps myH6471

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 17:5

  • Psalms 44:18

    Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

  • Psalms 119:133

    Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.

  • 1 Samuel 2:9

    He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

  • Psalms 121:3

    He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

  • Psalms 121:7

    The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

  • Psalms 18:36

    Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

  • Psalms 38:16

    For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

  • Job 23:11

    My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

  • Psalms 119:116-117

    Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

  • Jeremiah 10:23

    O Lord, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

  • Psalms 94:18

    When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hold.
119:116,117,133; 121:3,7; 1Sa 2:9; Jer 10:23
that.
18:36; 38:16; 94:18
slip not. Heb. be not moved.

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Context

  • Psalms 17:4

    Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.

  • Psalms 17:5

    Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

  • Psalms 17:6

    I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.

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Psalms 17:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sustenta mis pasos en tus caminos, porque mis pies no resbalen.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Quand tu soutiens mes pas dans tes sentiers, mes pieds ne chancellent point.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Meine Schritte hielten fest an deinen Spuren, meine Tritte haben nicht gewankt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Circumdederunt me dolores mortis, et torrentes iniquitatis conturbaverunt me.