A person’s steps are established by the LORD


A person’s steps are established by the LORD, and he takes pleasure in his way.
-Psalm 37:23


Notes from Albert Barnes:

..all which pertains to the journey  through life..

is directed, ordered, fitted, or arranged by the Lord.

That is, his course of life is under the divine guidance and control. 

The word "steps" here means his course of life; the way in which he goes.



The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delighteth in his way.
-Psalm 37:23 (KJV)

"a good man"

The word "good" has been supplied here by our translators, and there is nothing corresponding to it in the original... ...Yet there can be no doubt that a good or pious man...

...is particularly referred to, for the connection demands this interpretation.

And he delighteth in his way - In his course of life; and, therefore, he blesses him. The general idea is that he is the object of the divine favor, and is under the care of God.

-Albert Barnes

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