Psalms 5:8 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 5:8

Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

KJV

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Homily 2, on Psalm 5 (420)

Lord, lead me in Thy righteousness because of my enemies. I indeed desire to enter into Thy house, and I wish to enter by Thy straight way: but since my enemies set stumbling-blocks continuously along the paths, and lay snares in the road for me who desire to go into Thy house; therefore I ask Thee, that Thou wouldst direct my feet even unto the end in Thy way. It is mine to set my feet in Thy way: it is Thine to correct my steps.

The record, by era

The Reformation1 voice

John Calvin

1509–1564

Commentaries (1554)

The righteousness of God, therefore, in this passage, as in many others, is to be understood of his faithfulness and mercy which he shows in defending and preserving his people. Consequently, in thy righteousness means the same thing as for or according to thy righteousness.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The way of our duty is here called God's way, and his righteousness, because he prescribes to us by his just and holy laws, which if we sincerely set before us as our rule, we may in faith beg of God to direct us in all particular cases. How this prayer of David's was answered to him see 1 Sam. xviii.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness - When entered into the house, and prostrated before the temple, he knew that, unless God continued to lead and direct, he was not likely to profit even by such great advantages. We need God not only to bring us to his house, but to keep our feet while we are there. Because of mine enemies - His conduct was marked; his enemies looked upon and watched him with an evil eye.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

Now we come to the second part, in which the Psalmist repeats his arguments, and goes over the same ground again. "Lead me, O Lord, "as a little child is led by its father, as a blind man is guided by his friend. It is safe and pleasant walking when God leads the way. "In thy righteousness, " not in my righteousness, for that is imperfect, but in thine, for thou art righteousness itself. "Make thy way, " not my way, "straight before my face."

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah.weh	O Yahweh	H3068 →
נְחֵ֬נִי	ne.Che.ni	lead me	H5148 →
בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָ	ve.tzid.ka.Te.cha	in righteousness your	H6666 →
לְמַ֥עַן	le.Ma.'an	on account of	H4616 →
שׁוֹרְרָ֑י	sho.Rai	enemies my	H8324 →
הַיְשַׁ֖ר	ho.shar	make straight	H3474 →
לְפָנַ֣י	le.fa.Nai	<to> before me	H6440 →
דַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃	dar.Ke.kha	way your	H1870 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 86:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
leads to
- Psalms 25:4–5
  Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 143:8–10
  Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Jeremiah 32:38–39
  They will be My people, and I will be their God.
- Psalms 119:33
  Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
Through
Psalms 119:10
With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
leads to
- Psalms 119:34
  Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15
  And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on…
- Psalms 119:2
  Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
Through
Psalms 27:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
leads to
- Psalms 86:11
  Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Psalms