Psalms 17:5

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

my steps hold steadily to your paths, my feet do not slip.

Berean Standard Bible:

My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

American Standard Version:

My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Hold up{H8551} my goings{H838} in thy paths{H4570}, that my footsteps{H6471} slip{H4131} not.

Cross-References (KJV):

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.

Psalms 18:36

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

Psalms 121:3

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

Psalms 38:16

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

Psalms 121:7

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

Psalms 94:18

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

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Commentary for Psalms 17:5

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8551
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תָּמַךְ
    Transliteration: tâmak
    Pronunciation: taw-mak'
    Description: a primitive root; to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close; (take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).
  2. Strong's Number: H838
    There are 79 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אָשֻׁר
    Transliteration: ʼâshur
    Pronunciation: aw-shoor'
    Description: or אַשֻּׁר; from אָשַׁר in the sense of going; a step; going, step.
  3. Strong's Number: H4570
    There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מַעְגָּל
    Transliteration: maʻgâl
    Pronunciation: mah-gawl'
    Description: or feminine מַעְגָּלָה; from the same as עָגֹל; a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular); going, path, trench, way(-side).
  4. Strong's Number: H6471
    There are 108 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: פַּעַם
    Transliteration: paʻam
    Pronunciation: pah'-am
    Description: or (feminine) פַּעֲמָה; from פָּעַם; a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow); anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.
  5. Strong's Number: H4131
    There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מוֹט
    Transliteration: môwṭ
    Pronunciation: mote
    Description: a primitive root; to waver; by implication, to slip, shake, fall; be carried, cast, be out of course, be fallen in decay, [idiom] exceedingly, fall(-ing down), be (re-) moved, be ready, shake, slide, slip.