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2 Samuel 22:37

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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
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  1. Proverbs 4:12Rank 1 from verse 37
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    12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

  2. Psalms 17:5Rank 2 from verse 37
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    5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

  3. 1 Samuel 2:9Rank 3 from verse 37
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    9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

  4. Psalms 121:3Rank 4 from verse 37
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    3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

  5. Psalms 18:36Rank 5 from verse 37
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    36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

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2 Samuel 22:37

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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enlarged

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Sense 1: Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of enlarge, meaning to make greater or wider. Sense 2: To set at liberty or give room.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

steps

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Movements or paces of the feet; footsteps, courses, degrees, or stages in going.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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slip

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Sense 1: To slide or lose firm footing. Sense 2: To escape or be lost from one's hold or attention.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

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38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

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