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Psalms 73:2

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But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
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  1. Psalms 94:18Rank 1 from verse 2
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    18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up.

  2. 1 Samuel 2:9Rank 2 from verse 2
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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.

  3. Psalms 116:8Rank 3 from verse 2
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    8For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.

  4. Psalms 38:16Rank 4 from verse 2
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    16For I said, Hear me, lest otherwise they should rejoice over me: when my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me.

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

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Psalms 73:2

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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gone

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Departed, went away, passed, or advanced to another place or condition.

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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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nigh

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Near or close in place, time, relationship, kinship, condition, access, or degree; approaching, drawing close, at hand, or almost.

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

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1TRULY God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

2But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

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3For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

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