Psalms 17:4
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 17 connects to 10 cross-references. A prayer of David appealing for vindication against evildoers who pursue him, calling on God to test his heart and examine his ways at night. He asks to be kept as the apple of God's eye and hidden under the …
Other Translations
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
As for the works of men, by the word of your lips I have kept myself from the ways of the violent.
Cross References
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts …
The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.
How much more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity like water?
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom:
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there …
They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Whose ways are crooked, and they froward in their paths: