KJV ORIGINAL
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Guide my steps according to your word, and don't let any sin have control over me.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is asking God to direct their life according to His word and to keep sin from ruling over them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible, which is entirely devoted to celebrating God's law and word. The psalmist wrote this as an acrostic poem in Hebrew, with each section beginning with successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. This particular verse appears in the section that begins with the Hebrew letter 'pe,' and reflects the ancient Israelite understanding that God's word should be the foundation for righteous living.
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