Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. The parallelism of the latter clause, to "order my steps in thy Word," shows, that what he prays against is the dominion of iniquity or evil desire; not, as Hengstenberg, arguing from the first clause of Psalms 119:134, the dominion of any iniquitous man. The Syriac supports the latter. But the Chaldaic, Septuagint, Vulgate, Ethiopic, and Arabic support the English version. "Order" - Hebrew, establish firmly, so that all my motions, external and internal, may be "according to thy Word." This sets aside all eclectic worship, affected revelations independent of the Word, and wandering desires of the mind (Gejer). With the latter clause of the verse, cf. John 8:34; Romans 6:16; Romans 6:20; 2 Peter 2:19.