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My steps have held fast to your paths, My feet have not slipped.
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A Prayer for Daily Strength
Most commentators see this verse not as a boast of self-sufficiency, but as a humble prayer. Even when we are committed to following God's ways, we are still weak and prone to stumble. Scholars like Spurgeon and Henry emphasize that this is a plea for God's sustaining grace, asking Him to 'hold me up' so that we can persevere. It teaches that daily dependence on God's strength is essential for every believer.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hold up my goings in thy paths - He had been enabled before this to keep himself from the ways of the violent by the word of God ([…
19th Century
Anglican
Hold up. —Not, as in the Authorized Version, imperative, which is directly opposed to the context. The psalmist still asserts his …
Baptist
"I know that I am in your way; but, O Lord, hold me up! I am like a horse that needs a careful driver, else I shall trip and fall, in rough places …
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16th Century
Protestant
Uphold my steps. If we take God’s paths as the precepts of His law, the meaning will be evident: namely, that although David had …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hold up my goings in thy paths Which being spoken by David in his own person, and for himself, shows that he was consciou…
This psalm is a prayer. Insincere prayers are fruitless; but if our hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with His favor. The psalmist was ac…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Above, the psalmist described the divine justice and showed that he kept it; here he puts forward a prayer in which he asks to be heard f…