Psalms 17:5

“Hold up my goings in thy paths, etc.] Which being spoken by David in his own person, and for himself, shows that he was conscious of his own weakness to keep himself in the ways of God, and to direct his steps therein; and that he was sensible of, the need he stood in of divine power to uphold and support him in them; [that] my footsteps slip not; out of the paths of truth and duty, of faith and holiness; of which there is danger, should a man be left to himself, and destitute of divine direction and aid; (see <197302>Psalm 73:2) (<241023>Jeremiah 10:23); and though Christ had no moral weakness in him, and was in no danger of falling into sin, or slipping out of the ways of God; yet these…”

“May be read as an assertion "my steps or goings have held on to Thy paths."”

“Hold up my goings in thy paths - He had been enabled before this to keep himself from the ways of the violent by the word of God Psalms 17:4; he felt his dependence on God still to enable him, in the circumstances in which he was placed, and under the provocations to which he was exposed, to live a life of peace, and to keep himself from doing wrong. He, therefore, calls on God, and asks him to sustain him, and to keep him still in the right path. The verb used here is in the infinitive form, but used instead of the imperative. DeWette. - Prof. Alexander renders this less correctly, “My steps have laid hold of thy paths;” for he supposes that a prayer here “would be out of place.” But prayer…”

“Hold: Psa 119:116, Psa 119:117, Psa 119:133, Psa 121:3, Psa 121:7; Sa1 2:9; Jer 10:23 that: Psa 18:36, Psa 38:16, Psa 94:18 slip not: Heb. be not moved Psalms 17:6”