SEV Biblia, Chapter 17:4
Para las obras humanas, por la palabra de tus labios yo observé los caminos del violento.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 16:4
Verse 4. The paths of the destroyer. ] Some render, hard or difficult paths, the sense of which is given above. But the passage is exceedingly obscure. My old Psalter translates and paraphrases as follows: - Trans. "That my mouthe speke noght the werkes of men, for the wordes of thi lippes I haf keped hard wayse." Par. That es, that nothing passe of my mouthe bot at falles to the louyng of the; noght til werkes of men, that dos o gaynes thy wil; als to say, I spak noght bot gude; and for the wordes of thi lippes, that es, to ful fil the wordes that thi prophetes saide; I kepe hard waies of verteus and of tribulacioun, the qwilk men thynk hard; and for thi thai leve the hard way til heven, and takes the soft way til hel; but it es ful hard at the end.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-7 - This psalm is a prayer. Feigned prayers are fruitless; but if ou hearts lead our prayers, God will meet them with his favour. The psalmist had been used to pray, so that it was not his distress an danger that now first brought him to his duty. And he was encouraged by his faith to expect God would notice his prayers. Constant resolutio and watchfulness against sins of the tongue, will be a good evidence of our integrity. Aware of man's propensity to wicked works, and of his own peculiar temptations, David had made God's word his preservativ from the paths of Satan, which lead to destruction. If we carefull avoid the paths of sin, it will be very lead to destruction. If we carefully avoid the paths of sin, it will be very comfortable in the reflection, when we are in trouble. Those that are, through grace going in God's paths, should pray that their goings may be held up i those paths. David prays, Lord, still hold me up. Those who woul proceed and persevere in the ways of God, must, by faith prayer, ge daily fresh supplies of grace and strength from him. Show the marvellous loving-kindness, distinguishing favours, not common mercies but be gracious to me; do as thou usest to do to those who love the name.
Original Hebrew
לפעלות 6468 אדם 120 בדבר 1697 שׂפתיך 8193 אני 589 שׁמרתי 8104 ארחות 734 פריץ׃ 6530
