The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:37 Explained

2 Samuel 22:37

KJV: Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

YLT: Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

Darby: Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.

ASV: Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thou hast enlarged  my steps  under me; so that my feet  did not slip. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:37 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:37 mean?

You enlarged my path under me so not did slip my feet
תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א מָעֲד֖וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי

תַּרְחִ֥יב  You  enlarged 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: רָחַב  
Sense: to be or grow wide, be or grow large.
צַעֲדִ֖י  my  path 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: צַעַד  
Sense: step, pace, stride.
תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי  under  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
וְלֹ֥א  so  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
מָעֲד֖וּ  did  slip 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: מָעַד  
Sense: to slip, slide, totter, shake.
קַרְסֻלָּֽי  my  feet 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular
Root: קַרְסׄל  
Sense: ankle.