Psalms 17:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 17:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 17:4 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 17:4 — KJV
“Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.”
— Psalms 17:4 (KJV)
Psalms 17:4 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 17:4
“Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:4: concerning, men, word
“These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word of the LORD concerning Israel. strengthened...: or, held strongly with him”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:4: concerning, men, word
“Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:4: concerning, word, kept
“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. esteemed: Heb. hid, or, laid up my...: or, my appointed portion”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:4: men, word, lips
“The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 17:4: concerning, men, word
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