Psaume 17:5

5 Mes pas sont fermes dans tes sentiers, Mes pieds ne chancellent point.

Psaume 17:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 17:5

Hold up my goings in thy paths
Which being spoken by David in his own person, and for himself, shows that he was conscious of his own weakness to keep himself in the ways of God, and to direct his steps therein; and that he was sensible of, the need he stood in of divine power to uphold and support him in them;

[that] my footsteps slip not;
out of the paths of truth and duty, of faith and holiness; of which there is danger, should a man be left to himself, and destitute of divine direction and aid; see ( Psalms 73:2 ) ( Jeremiah 10:23 ) ; and though Christ had no moral weakness in him, and was in no danger of falling into sin, or slipping out of the ways of God; yet these words may be applied to him in a good sense, as considered in human nature, and attended with the sinless infirmities of it, he being God's servant, whom he upheld, and of whom he gave his angels charge to keep him in all his ways, ( Isaiah 42:1 ) ( Psalms 91:11 ) .

Psaume 17:5 In-Context

3 Si tu sondes mon coeur, si tu le visites la nuit, Si tu m'éprouves, tu ne trouveras rien: Ma pensée n'est pas autre que ce qui sort de ma bouche.

4 A la vue des actions des hommes, fidèle à la parole de tes lèvres, Je me tiens en garde contre la voie des violents;

5 Mes pas sont fermes dans tes sentiers, Mes pieds ne chancellent point.

6 Je t'invoque, car tu m'exauces, ô Dieu! Incline vers moi ton oreille, écoute ma parole!

7 Signale ta bonté, toi qui sauves ceux qui cherchent un refuge, Et qui par ta droite les délivres de leurs adversaires!