Psalms 73:2

New Living Translation

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

Parallel Translations

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

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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.

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

New King James Version
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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

Contemporary English Version
But I almost stumbled and fell,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

Contextual Overview

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A psalm of Asaph.

Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure. ² But as for me, I almost lost my footing. My feet were slipping, and I was almost gone. ³ For I envied the proud when I saw them prosper despite their wickedness. ⁴ They seem to live such painless lives; their bodies are so healthy and strong. ⁵ They don't have troubles like other people; they're not plagued with problems like everyone else. ⁶ They wear pride like a jeweled necklace and clothe themselves with cruelty. ⁷ These fat cats have everything their hearts could ever wish for! ⁸ They scoff and speak only evil; in their pride they seek to crush others. ⁹ They boast against the very heavens, and their words strut throughout the earth. ¹⁰ And so the people are dismayed and confused, drinking in all their words.

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.