Psalms 17:5
Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
†Hold vp my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. be not moued.
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116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
116Uphold mee according vnto thy word, that I may liue: and let mee not be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold thou me vp, and I shall be safe: and I will haue respect vnto thy Statutes continually.
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Psalms 17:5
Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.
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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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4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
4Concerning the workes of men, by the word of thy lips, I haue kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
5†Hold vp my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
Selected passage6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
6I haue called vpon thee, for thou wilt heare me, O God: incline thine eare vnto me, and heare my speach.