Psalm 17:5

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

Cross-references

Psalm 121:3 Parallel

Psalm 121:3 promises God will not let your foot be moved, reinforcing the assurance that God keeps the faithful from slipping.

Psalm 18:36 Parallel

Psalm 18:36 testifies that God enlarged David's steps so he did not slip, providing a personal testimony of answered prayer.

Psalm 119:133 asks God to order steps in His word, directly paralleling the request for steady footsteps.

Psalm 94:18 Parallel

Psalm 94:18 recalls when the psalmist said 'My foot slippeth' and God's mercy held him up, directly illustrating the answer to the prayer in Psalm 17:5.

Psalm 119:116 asks God to 'uphold me according to Your word', mirroring David's plea in Psalm 17:5 for his steps to be upheld.

Psalm 119:117 echoes the same plea for God to uphold, linking steadfastness to obedience to God's statutes.

Psalm 140:4 Parallel

Psalm 140:4 asks to be preserved from those who plot to overthrow his goings — a threat to the stability sought here.

Psalm 37:23 Parallel

Psalm 37:23 affirms that the Lord orders a good man's steps — directly parallel to the request for God to hold up his goings.

Psalm 37:31 Parallel

Psalm 37:31 promises that steps will not slide when God's law is in the heart — reinforcing the theme of stability.

Psalm 40:2 Parallel

Psalm 40:2 describes God setting feet on a rock and establishing goings — a picture of the stability prayed for here.

Psalm 56:13 Parallel

Psalm 56:13 thanks God for delivering feet from falling — the answered version of the prayer not to slip.

Psalm 73:2 Parallel

Psalm 73:2 confesses that 'my steps had well nigh slipped' — the very danger the psalmist prays to avoid.

Psalm 38:16 Parallel

Psalm 38:16 shows the psalmist's fear of slipping, highlighting the vulnerability that Psalm 17:5 prays against.

Psalm 51:12 Parallel

Psalm 51:12 asks God to 'uphold me' — a similar plea for divine support, though in a penitential context.

Jeremiah 10:23 acknowledges that humans cannot direct their own steps, complementing the prayer for God to hold up the psalmist's goings.

1 Samuel 2:9 declares God keeps the feet of His saints, directly affirming the same truth about divine protection of steps.

2 Samuel 22:37 is identical to Psalm 18:36, testifying that God enlarged David's steps so he did not slip, a direct parallel.

In Matthew 26:33, Peter's boast of never stumbling contrasts with the psalmist's prayer for God to keep his steps from slipping.

Romans 14:4 Parallel

In Romans 14:4, Paul affirms God is able to make his servant stand, paralleling the psalmist's request for God to hold his steps.

Job 12:5 Parallel

Job 12:5 uses the same 'slip' imagery to describe how the secure despise the unstable — a different angle on slipping feet.

Luke 22:40 Parallel

In Luke 22:40, Jesus instructs disciples to pray against temptation, echoing the psalmist's plea for God to keep him from slipping.