Job 23:11

11 My feet have closely followed his steps. I've stayed on his path without turning away.

Job 23:11 Meaning and Commentary

Job 23:11

My foot hath held his steps
Trod in the steps he has walked in; he followed God closely, imitated him in acts of holiness and righteousness, of mercy, kindness, and beneficence; and he continued therein; as he set his foot in the steps of God, which were to him for an example, he persisted therein; as he followed on to know him, so to imitate him, and walk worthy of him:

his way have I kept;
the way he prescribed him, and directed him to walk in, the way of his commandments, which he observed constantly, and kept; though not perfectly, yet with great delight and pleasure, and so as not to be chargeable with any gross neglect of them, but in some sense to walk in all of them blameless, as not to be culpable before men:

and not declined:
from the way of God, did not turn aside from it to the right or left, or go into crooked paths with wicked men, or wickedly depart from his God, his ways and worship, as David says, ( Psalms 18:21 ) .

Job 23:11 In-Context

9 When he's working in the north, I don't see him there. When he turns to the south, I don't see him there either.
10 But he knows every step I take. When he has put me to the test, I'll come out as pure as gold.
11 My feet have closely followed his steps. I've stayed on his path without turning away.
12 I haven't disobeyed his commands. I've treasured his words more than my daily bread.
13 "But he's the only God. Who can oppose him? He does anything he wants to do.
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