King James Version
Psalms 17:4
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Psalms 17:4 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)Though people tried to bribe me, I have kept myself from the ways of the violent through what your lips have commanded.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Concerning the works of men, By the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.
Context of Psalms 17:4
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not. 6I have called upon thee, for thou wilt hear me, O God: incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech.
Read all of Psalms 17Psalms 17:4 word by word
לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אָרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 17:4
- Psalms 14:1The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
- Genesis 6:5And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
- Job 15:16How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
- Job 31:33If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
- 1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
- 1 Peter 4:2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
- Psalms 119:9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
- Proverbs 2:10When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
- Matthew 4:4But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
- John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
- Ephesians 6:17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
- James 1:18Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
- Revelation 12:11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
- 1 Peter 5:8Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
- Revelation 9:11And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Commentaries on Psalms 17:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The paths of the destroyer - Some render, hard or difficult paths, the sense of which is given above. But the passage is exceedingly obscure. My old Psalter translates and paraphrases as follows: - Trans. That my mouthe speke noght the werkes of men, for the wordes of thi lippes I haf keped hard wayse. Par - That es, that nothing passe of my mouthe bot at falles to the louyng of the; noght til werkes of men, that dos o gaynes thy wil; als to say, I spak…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Concerning the works of men - In respect to the works or doings of men. The reference is here probably to the ordinary or common doings of mankind, or to what generally characterizes the conduct of men. As their conduct is so commonly, and so characteristically wicked, wickedness may be spoken of as their “work,” and it is to this doubtless that the psalmist refers. In respect to the sinful courses or “paths” to which men are so prone, he says that he had…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5The psalmist declares his innocence (Psalm 17:1) and commits himself to integrity by being open to God’s examination.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. works of men--sinful practices. by the word of thy lips--as a guide (Psa 119:9, 11, 95). destroyer--violent man.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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