King James Version

Psalms 18:36

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:37.

תַּרְחִ֣יבtarchivmake roomרָחַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “make room”, an unfinished actionH7337to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative)be an en-(make) large(-ing), make room, make (open) wide.צַעֲדִ֣יtsaadipaceצַעַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “pace”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6806a pace or regular steppace, step.תַחְתָּ֑יtachtaywithתַּחַתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…מָ֝עֲד֗וּmaadvmake to shakeמָעַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “make to shake”, a completed actionH4571to wavermake to shake, slide, slip.קַרְסֻלָּֽיqarsulayfootקַרְסֹלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7166an ankle (as a protuberance or joint)foot.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-37) Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped.

Darby Translation

Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-37) Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast made room for my goings under me, and my footsteps did not fail.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπλάτυνας τὰ διαβήματά μου ὑποκάτω μου, καὶ οὐκ ἠσθένησαν τὰ ἴχνη μου.