Psalms 37:24
Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
BSB
ASV
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; For Jehovah upholdeth him with his hand.
KJV
Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand.
(Verse 23.) The steps of a man are established by the Lord. The Greek word διαβήματα means 'steps' or 'transitions'. And therefore it is said to you: If you pass through water, rivers will not stop you (Isaiah 43:2). Therefore, cross over, do not hesitate; like a good traveler, when he comes to a sign on the road, he does not stop, but passes through; and you are on a journey, as long as you are in this course. If Paul had stopped, he would not have completed his race.
Though he fall. Disasters and reverses may lay him low; he may, like Job, be stripped of everything; like Joseph, be put in prison; like Jonah, be cast into the deep. He shall not be utterly cast down. He shall not be altogether prostrate. He shall be brought on his knees, but not on his face; or, if laid prone for a moment, he shall be up again ere long. No saint shall fall finally or fatally.
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
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
Proverbs 24:16For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.
leads to
Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
Through
Psalms 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
leads to
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
Through
Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
leads to
He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
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…
