Psalm 17:5

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

To uphold my steps on Your paths, my footsteps are not shaken.

Latin

Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, ut non moveantur vestigia mea.

Hebrew

English

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

The psalmist declares his innocence (Psalm 17:1) and commits himself to integrity by being open to God’s examination.

The psalmist asks for God's protection and justice, affirms his own integrity, and prays for the Lord to defeat his strong enemies.

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Theme notes and profiles

Psalm 44:18
Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
Psalm 119:133
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
1 Samuel 2:9
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
Psalm 121:3
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Psalm 38:16
For I said, “Let them not gloat over me—those who taunt me when my foot slips.”
Psalm 121:7
The LORD will guard you from all evil; He will preserve your soul.
Psalm 18:36
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Psalm 119:116–117
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Job 23:11
My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
Psalm 94:18
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.