American Standard Version
Psalms 86:11
11Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth:Unite my heart to fear thy name.
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 thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; And they shall glorify thy name. 10For thou art great, and doest wondrous things: Thou art God alone. Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name. 12I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with my whole heart; And I will glorify thy name for evermore. 13For great is thy lovingkindness toward me; And thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
Read all of Psalms 86Psalms 86:11 word by word
ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה׀ דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ יַחֵ֥ד לְ֝בָבִ֗י לְיִרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 86:11
- Psalms 5:8Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
- Psalms 25:4Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 119:33Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; For in thee do I trust: Cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; For I lift up my soul unto thee.
- Job 34:1Moreover Elihu answered and said,
- John 6:45It is written in the prophets, And they shall all be taught of God. Every one that hath heard from the Father, and hath learned, cometh unto me.
- Ephesians 4:21if so be that ye heard him, and were taught in him, even as truth is in Jesus:
- Psalms 26:3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes; And I have walked in thy truth.
- Psalms 119:30I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set before me.
- Malachi 2:6The law of truth was in his mouth, and unrighteousness was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many away from iniquity.
- Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
- Hosea 10:2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found guilty: he will smite their altars, he will destroy their pillars.
- Hosea 14:8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have answered, and will regard him: I am like a green fir-tree; from me is thy fruit found.
- Zephaniah 1:5and them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship, that swear to Jehovah and swear by Malcam;
- Matthew 6:22The lamp of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
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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