Psalms 18:36
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
BSB
ASV
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
KJV
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
COMMENTARY ON PSALMS 18:37 (339)
"You have made room for my steps under me," the steps, namely, by which I cross from iniquity to moral excellence, from things perceived by my senses to those perceived by my mind, from the present to the future age, the steps that from the beginning seemed arduous and narrow to me because I was walking in a crooked way; but having progressed beyond them, I took notice of the widened places.
"Thou hast enlarged my steps." A smooth pathway leading to spacious possessions and camping-grounds had been opened up for him. Instead of threading the narrow mountain paths, and hiding in the cracks and corners of caverns, he was able to traverse the plains and dwell under his own vine and fig tree. It is no small mercy to be brought into full Christian liberty and enlargement, but it is a greater favour still to be enabled to walk worthily in such liberty, not being permitted to slip with our feet.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
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Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
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He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
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Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
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Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
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Job 36:16Indeed, He drew you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and broad place, to a table full of richness.
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You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
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Job 18:7His vigorous stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
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When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
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