Psalms 17:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. | My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped. | My steps have held fast to thy paths, My feet have not slipped. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| they have held firm | תָּמֹ֣ךְ | ta-MOKH | H8551 | to graspתָּמַךְ (ta.makh) 1) to grasp, hold, support, attain, lay hold of, hold fast 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grasp, lay hold of, attain 1a2) to hold up, support 1a3) to hold, keep 1a4) to take hold of each other 1b) (Niphal) to be seized, be held |
| steps my | אֲ֭שֻׁרַי | 'A-shu-rai | H0838A | stepאֲשׁוּר (a.shur) step, going Also means: a.shur (אַשֻּׁר "step" H0838B) |
| in tracks your | בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתֶ֑יךָ | be-ma'-ge-lo-TEI-kha | H4570 | trackמַעְגָּל (ma.gal) 1) entrenchment, track 1a) circumvallation, entrenchment 1b) track |
| not | בַּל־ | bal- | H1077 | notבַּל (bal) not, hardly, else |
| they have been shaken | נָמ֥וֹטּוּ | na-MO-tu | H4131 | to shakeמוֹט (mot) 1) to totter, shake, slip 1a) (Qal) to totter, shake, slip 1b) (Niphal) to be shaken, be moved, be overthrown 1c) (Hiphil) to dislodge, let fall, drop 1d) (Hithpael) to be greatly shaken |
| footsteps my | פְעָמָֽי׃ | fe-'a-MAI | H6471 | beatפַּ֫עַם (pa.am) 1) stroke, beat, foot, step, anvil, occurrence 1a) foot, hoof-beat, footfall, footstep 1b) anvil 1c) occurrence, time, stroke, beat 1c1) one time, once, twice, thrice, as time on time, at this repetition, this once, now at length, now...now, at one time...at another |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.