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Selected Verse: Psalms 18:36 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Ps 18:36 |
King James |
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| enlarged my steps--made ample room (compare Pro 4:12). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me - The idea here is, "Thou hast made room for my feet, so that I have been enabled to walk without hindrance or obstruction. So in Psa 31:8, "Thou hast set my feet in a large room." The idea is, that he was before straitened, compressed, hindered in his goings, but that now all obstacles had been taken out of the way, and he could walk freely.
That my feet did not slip - Margin, mine ancles. The Hebrew word here rendered in the text feet, and in the margin ancles, means properly a joint; small joint; especially the ancle. The reference here is to the ancle, the joint that is so useful in walking, and that is so liable to be sprained or dislocated. The meaning is that he had been enabled to walk firmly; that he did not limp. Before, he had been like one whose ancles are weak or sprained; now he was able to tread firmly. The divine favor given to him was as if God had given strength to a lame man to walk firmly. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Slipt - As they are apt to do in narrow and uneven ways. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Enlarged my steps - See on Psa 18:19 (note). From the hand of God he had continual prosperity; and while he walked with God no enemy was able to prevail against him. He details his successes in the following verses. |
12 When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
8 And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.