Psalms 17:5

"As for the deeds of men, by the word of your lips, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes that David's ability to avoid violence and wickedness was not due to his own strength or righteousness but because he followed God's guidance as expressed in His commands. It highlights the importance of living according to divine instruction to maintain moral integrity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Hold up my goings in thy paths -He had been enabled before this to keep himself from the ways of the violent by the word of GodPsalms 17:4; he felt his dependence on God still to enable him, in the circumstances in which he was placed, and under the provocations to which he was exposed, to live a life of peace, and to keep himself from doing wrong. He, therefore, calls on God, and asks him to sustain him, and to keep him still in the right path. The verb used here is in the infinitive form, but used instead of the imperative. DeWette. - Prof.

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