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Psalms 139:24
24See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.
Psalms 139:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- New International Version (NIV)See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
- New King James Version (NKJV)And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
Context of Psalms 139:24
22I hate them with extreme hatred; I consider them my enemies. 23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.
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וּרְאֵ֗ה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑י וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ עוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:24
- Psalms 7:3Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is injustice on my hands,
- Psalms 17:3You have tested my heart; you have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
- Proverbs 28:26The one who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
- Jeremiah 17:9The heart is more deceitful than anything else, and incurable — who can understand it?
- Hebrews 12:15Make sure that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up, causing trouble and defiling many.
- Psalms 5:8Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me.
- Psalms 25:8The Lord is good and upright; therefore he shows sinners the way.
- Psalms 119:1How happy are those whose way is blameless, who walk according to the Lord’s instruction!
- Psalms 143:8Let me experience your faithful love in the morning, for I trust in you. Reveal to me the way I should go because I appeal to you.
- Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it.
- John 14:6Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
- Colossians 2:6So then, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in him,
Commentaries on Psalms 139:24
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24And see if there be any wicked way in me - Margin, “way of pain,” or “grief.” The Hebrew word properly means an image, an idol Isaiah 48:5, but it also means pain, 1 Chronicles 4:9; Isaiah 14:3. The word in the form used here does not occur elsewhere. Gesenius (Lexicon) renders it here idol-worship. DeWette, “way of idols.” Prof. Alexander, “way of pain.” The Septuagint and Vulgate, “way of iniquity.” So Luther. The Syriac, “way of falsehood.”…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are deep, such as cannot be known. We cannot think how many mercies we have received from him. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all the day long, if, when we wake in the morning, our first thoughts were of him: and how shall we admire and bless our God for his precious salvation, when we awake in the world of glory! Surely we ought not to use our members and senses, which are so…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The path of wisdom leads to eternal life (see Psalm 1:6; Proverbs 4:18; 6:23).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 24whether there is any vexatious way about me Whether there is a way of vexation and deterioration in me.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 139
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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