O let my footsteps in thy word aright still order'd be: Let no iniquity obtain dominion over me.
Psalm 17:5 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) Hold up my goings, Lord, me guide in those thy paths divine, So that my footsteps may not slide out of those ways of thine. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition My steps have held closely to Your paths [to the tracks of the One Who has gone on before]; my feet have not slipped. American Standard Version (1901) My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped. Common English Bible My steps are set firmly on your paths; my feet haven’t slipped. Catholic Public Domain Version The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the torrents of iniquity dismayed me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The sorrows of death surrounded me: and the torrents of iniquity troubled me. |
O let my footsteps in thy word aright still order'd be: Let no iniquity obtain dominion over me.
And in my way my steps thou hast enlarged under me, That I go safely, and my feet are kept from sliding free.
Mine en'mies I pursued have, and did them overtake; Nor did I turn again till I an end of them did make.
For I said, Hear me, lest they should rejoice o'er me with pride; And o'er me magnify themselves, when as my foot doth slide.
When I had uttered this word, (my foot doth slip away,) Thy mercy held me up, O Lord, thy goodness did me stay.