Psalms 73:2

King James Version

But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had nearly slipped.

Geneva Bible (1587)
As for me, my feete were almost gone: my steps had welneere slipt.

Christian Standard Bible®
But as for me, my feet almost slipped;my steps nearly went astray.

Hebrew Names Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

Easy-to-Read Version
But I almost slipped and lost my balance. I almost fell into sin.

Amplified Bible
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

American Standard Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well nigh slipped.

Contemporary English Version
But I almost stumbled and fell,

Complete Jewish Bible
But as for me, I lost my balance, my feet nearly slipped,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
But my feet were almost overthrown; my goings very nearly slipped.

English Revised Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Berean Standard Bible
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

Lexham English Bible
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled. My steps had nearly slipped,

Literal Translation
And as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps nearly made to slip.

New Century Version
But I had almost stopped believing; I had almost lost my faith

New English Translation
But as for me, my feet almost slipped; my feet almost slid out from under me.

New King James Version
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped.

New Living Translation
But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone.

New Life Bible
But as for me, my feet came close to falling. My steps had almost tripped.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, as for me, - My feet had, almost stumbled, My steps had, well-nigh slipped;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(72-2) But my feet were almost moved; my steps had well nigh slipped.

George Lamsa Translation
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Good News Translation
But I had nearly lost confidence; my faith was almost gone

New American Standard Bible
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelesse, my feete were almost gone from me: my steppes had almost slypt.

New Revised Standard
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; my steps had nearly slipped.

Darby Translation
But as for me, my feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped;

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But my feet weren moued almeest; my steppis weren sched out almeest.

Young's Literal Translation
As nothing, have my steps slipped, For I have been envious of the boastful,

World English Bible
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.

Revised Standard Version
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled, my steps had well nigh slipped.

Update Bible Version
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; My steps had well near slipped.

Webster's Bible Translation
But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped.

Bible in Basic English
But as for me, my feet had almost gone from under me; I was near to slipping;

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuerthelesse my fete were allmost gone, my treadinges had wel nye slipte.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But as for me, my feet came close to stumbling, My steps had almost slipped.

Legacy Standard Bible
But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled,My steps had almost slipped.

Contextual Overview

¹ Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. ² But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. ³ For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. ⁴ For there are no bands in their death: but their strength is firm. ⁵ They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. ⁶ Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment. ⁷ Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish. ⁸ They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. ⁹ They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth. ¹⁰ Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cup are wrung out to them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

But: Psalms 5:7, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 35:13, Joshua 24:15, 1 Samuel 12:23, 1 Chronicles 22:7, Job 21:4

feet: Psalms 116:8, 1 Samuel 2:9, Romans 7:23, Romans 7:24

steps: Psalms 17:5, Psalms 38:16, Psalms 94:18, Job 12:5

Reciprocal: Psalms 37:31 - steps

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But as for me,.... Who am one of the Israel of God whose heart has been renewed and purified by the grace of God, and to whom he has been kind and good in a thousand instances; yet, ungrateful creature that I am,

my feet were almost gone; out of the good ways of God, the ways of truth and holiness just upon the turn, ready to forsake them, and give up all religion as a vain thing:

my steps had well nigh slipped, or "poured out" c like water; the allusion is to standing on wet and slippery ground, where a man can scarcely keep upon his feet. It may be observed, that good men are liable to slips and falls, to fall into sin, snares, and temptations, and from their steadfastness in the faith, but not totally and finally; their feet may be "almost", but not "altogether", gone: their steps may "well nigh" slip, but not "quite"; they may fall, but not be utterly cast down; at least they rise again, and are made to stand; for God is able to keep them, and does keep them, from a total and final falling away.

c שפכה "effusi sunt", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius; "effusi fuissent", Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

But as for me - literally, “And I.” The meaning is, “And I, who so confidently now trust in God, and believe that he is good, was formerly in a far different state of mind; I was so hesitating, so troubled, and so doubtful, that I had almost entirely lost confidence in him as a wise and just moral governor.”

My feet were almost gone - I was just ready to fall. Of course, this refers to his state of mind. In regard to his faith or confidence in God, he was like a man standing in a slippery place, and scarcely able to remain upright.

My steps had well nigh slipped - The expression rendered “well nigh” means “like nothing,” or “as nothing;” that is, in reference to firmness it was as if there was “nothing” left. There was nothing which would keep him from slipping. The word rendered “slipped” means “poured out.” That is, in his going he was like water poured out, instead of being like something solid and firm. The idea is, that his faith seemed to be all gone. He was like a falling man; a man who had no strength to walk.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 73:2. My feet were almost gone — I had nearly given up my confidence. I was ready to find fault with the dispensations of providence; and thought the Judge of all the earth did not do right.