Psalm 94:18 testifies that God's mercy held the psalmist up when his foot slipped, providing the divine rescue that the near slip here implies is needed.

Psalm 116:8 explicitly mentions deliverance from stumbling feet — directly echoing the near-stumble in Psalm 73:2.

Psalm 17:5 prays for God to keep steps from slipping, while here the psalmist admits his steps nearly slipped—a prayer for stability contrasted with a confession of failure.

Psalm 37:31 promises that steps of the righteous who have God's law will not slide, contrasting with the psalmist's near slip and pointing to the remedy.

Psalm 38:16 links foot slipping to enemies rejoicing, adding the consequence of public shame that the psalmist's near slip could bring.

1 Samuel 2:9 says God guards the feet of his faithful — relating to the psalmist's near-stumble and God's preservation.

Romans 7:23 describes the internal war against sin — parallel to the psalmist's near-stumble into sin and doubt.

Job 12:5 describes how those who are slipping are despised by the secure, adding the social contempt the psalmist may have felt from the prosperous wicked.

In Romans 7:24, Paul's cry of wretchedness echoes the same desperate sense of near collapse, both crying out for deliverance from human frailty.