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Psalms 86:11
11Teach me Your way, O Lord, I will walk and live in Your truth; Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder].
Psalms 86:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
- New International Version (NIV)Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.
Context of Psalms 86:11
9All nations whom You have made shall come and kneel down in worship before You, O Lord, And they shall glorify Your name. 10For You are great and do wondrous works! You alone are God. Teach me Your way, O Lord, I will walk and live in Your truth; Direct my heart to fear Your name [with awe-inspired reverence and submissive wonder]. 12I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; And will glorify Your name forevermore. 13For great is Your lovingkindness and graciousness toward me; And You have rescued my life from the depths of Sheol [from death].
Read all of Psalms 86Psalms 86:11 word by word
ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה׀ דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ יַחֵ֥ד לְ֝בָבִ֗י לְיִרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Teachיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384
- me thy wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I will walkהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
- in thy truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
- uniteיָחַדyâchad · be joinedH3161
- my heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
- to fearיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
Cross-references for Psalms 86:11
- Psalms 5:8O Lord, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.
- Psalms 25:4Let me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me on a level path Because of my enemies [who lie in wait].
- Psalms 119:33Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For I trust in You. Teach me the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
- Job 34:1Elihu continued his discourse and said,
- John 6:45It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught of God.’ Everyone who has listened to and learned from the Father, comes to Me.
- Ephesians 4:21If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him],
- Psalms 26:3For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked [faithfully] in Your truth.
- Psalms 119:30I have chosen the faithful way; I have placed Your ordinances before me.
- Malachi 2:6True instruction was in Levi’s mouth and injustice was not found on his lips. He walked with Me in peace and uprightness, and he turned many from wickedness.
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be My people, and I will be their God;
- Hosea 10:2Their heart is divided (faithless); Now they must bear their guilt and punishment. The Lord will break down [the horns of] their altars; He will destroy their idolatrous pillars.
- Hosea 14:8O Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? It is I who have answered and will care for you and watch over you. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; With Me your fruit is found [which is to nourish you].
- Zephaniah 1:5And those who bow down and worship the host of heaven [the sun, the moon, and the stars] on their housetops And those who bow down and swear [oaths] to [and pretend to worship] the Lord and [yet also] swear by [the pagan god called] Milcom [god of the Ammonites],
- Matthew 6:22“The eye is the lamp of the body; so if your eye is clear [spiritually perceptive], your whole body will be full of light [benefiting from God’s precepts].
Commentaries on Psalms 86:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Teach me thy way - Instruct me in the steps I should take; for without thy teaching I must go astray. Unite my heart - לבבי יחד yached lebabi, join all the purposes, resolutions, and affections of my heart together, to fear and to glorify thy name. This is a most important prayer. A divided heart is a great curse; scattered affections are a miserable plague. When the heart is not at unity with itself, the work of religion cannot go on. Indecision of mind…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Teach me thy way, O Lord - That is, in the present emergency. Show me what thou wouldst have me to do that I may obtain thy favor, and thy gracious help. I will walk in thy truth - I will live and act in accordance with what thou dost declare to be true. Whatever that may be, I will pursue it, having no will of my own. Unite my heart to fear thy name - That is, to worship, obey, and honor thee. (a) The end which he desired to secure was that he might…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-17Verses 8-17 Our God alone possesses almighty power and infinite love. Christ is the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth. And the believing soul will be more desirous to be taught the way and the truth of God, in order to walk therein, than to be delivered out of earthly distress. Those who set not the Lord before them, seek after believers' souls; but the compassion, mercy, and truth of God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The poet responds to the Lord by seeking faithful instruction in the truth. A person with an undivided heart has integrity and wholeness (see Psalm 73:1).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. Teach--Show, point out. the way--of Providence. walk in thy truth--according to its declarations. unite my heart--fix all my affections (Psa 12:2; Jas 4:8). to fear thy name--(compare Psa 86:12) to honor Thy perfections.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 86
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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