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Psalms 17:4 Interlinear

“Concerning the works of men by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer”

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Psalms 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	לִפְעֻלּ֣וֹת	H6468	Concerning the works	(abstractly) work
2	אָ֭דָם	H120	of men	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
3	בִּדְבַ֣ר	H1697	by the word	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
4	שְׂפָתֶ֑יךָ	H8193	of thy lips	the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)
5	אֲנִ֥י	H589		i
6	שָׁ֝מַ֗רְתִּי	H8104	I have kept	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
7	אָרְח֥וֹת	H734	me from the paths	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
8	פָּרִֽיץ׃	H6530	of the destroyer	violent, i.e., a tyrant

Psalms 17:4 (current)Concerning the works of men by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer