Psalms 17:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Bible Comments

Hold up. — Not, as in the Authorised Version, imperative, which is directly opposed to the context. The psalmist still asserts his innocence. Render: —

My course kept close in thy tracks,
My footsteps have not wavered.

(Comp. Job 23:11; Psalms 41:12.)

Paths. — Literally, wheel-tracks.

Psalms 17:5

5 Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slipb not.