Psalms 73:2
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.
BSB
ASV
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.
KJV
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
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Indeed, in what follows, David describes his own experience when he says, "But my feet were almost moved, my steps had well nigh slipped, for I was envious in the case of sinners, when I saw the peace of sinners." He is surely not speaking of bodily feet and bodily steps but of the uprightness of the heart and of the step concerning which he says in another passage, "Let not the foot of pride come to me and let not the hand of sinners move me."
The faith even of strong believers may sometimes be sorely shaken and ready to fail them. There are storms that will try the firmest anchors. Those that shall never be quite undone are sometimes very near it, and, in their own apprehension, as good as gone.
Here begins the narrative of a great soul battle, a spiritual Marathon, a hard and well fought field, in which the half defeated became in the end wholly victorious. But as for me. He contrasts himself with his God who is ever good; he owns his personal want of good, and then also compares himself with the clean in heart, and goes on to confess his defilement. The Lord is good to his saints, but as for me, am I one of them? Can I expect to share his grace?
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
Through
Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
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He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand…
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
Through
Psalms 116:8For You have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.
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For You have delivered my soul from death, and my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before God in the light of life.
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
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1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
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For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
No king is saved by his vast army; no warrior is delivered by his great strength.
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