New Living Translation
Psalms 17:4
4I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people.
Psalms 17:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 17:4
2Declare me innocent, for you see those who do right. 3You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say. I have followed your commands, which keep me from following cruel and evil people. 5My steps have stayed on your path; I have not wavered from following you. 6I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God. Bend down and listen as I pray.
Read all of Psalms 17Psalms 17:4 word by word
לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת אָ֭דָם בִּדְבַ֣ר שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ אֲנִ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי אָרְח֥וֹת פָּרִֽיץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 17:4
- Psalms 14:1Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good!
- Genesis 6:5The Lord observed the extent of human wickedness on the earth, and he saw that everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil.
- Job 15:16How much less pure is a corrupt and sinful person with a thirst for wickedness!
- Job 31:33“Have I tried to hide my sins like other people do, concealing my guilt in my heart?
- 1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still controlled by your sinful nature. You are jealous of one another and quarrel with each other. Doesn’t that prove you are controlled by your sinful nature? Aren’t you living like people of the world?
- 1 Peter 4:2You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.
- Psalms 119:9How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.
- Proverbs 2:10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will fill you with joy.
- Matthew 4:4But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ ”
- John 17:17Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
- Ephesians 6:17Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- James 1:18He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.
- Revelation 12:11And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.
- 1 Peter 5:8Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.
- Revelation 9:11Their king is the angel from the bottomless pit; his name in Hebrew is Abaddon, and in Greek, Apollyon—the Destroyer.
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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