Psalms 17:5

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 17

“Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.”Psalms 17:5

What Does Psalms 17:5 Mean?

Psalms 17:5 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 17, verse 5 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 17:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

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 37:23“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.”Psalms 119:133“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”Psalms 44:18“Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;”Psalms 51:12“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.”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 40:2“He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.”Psalms 56:13“For thou hast delivered my soul from death: wilt not thou deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living?”Psalms 94:18“When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.”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.”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.”Job 23:11“My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.”Psalms 119:116“Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.”Psalms 140:4“Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.”Psalms 16:1“Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust.”Luke 22:40“And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.”Romans 14:4“Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.”2 Samuel 22:37“Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.”

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