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5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)This psalm is a prayer. As there is a time to weep and a time to rejoice, so there is a time for praise and a time for prayer. David was now persecuted, probably by Saul, who hunted him like a partridge on the mountains; without were fightings, within were fears, and both urged him as a suppliant to the throne of mercy. He addresses himself to God in these verses both by way of appeal ( Hear the r…
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