# I have kept my feet back from every evil path Avoiding doing what is evil is spoken of as if it were avoiding walking on paths that are evil. Alternate translation: "I have avoided doing what is evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # kept my feet Here "feet" represents the whole person. Alternate translation: "kept myself" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]) # observe your word "obey your word" or "observe your commands"