Psalms 25:4

Psalms 25:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.
• New International Version (NIV)Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Show me Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.

Context of Psalms 25:4

2My God, I confide in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths. 5Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 6Remember, Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving-kindnesses; for they are from everlasting.

Psalms 25:4 word by word

דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• Makeיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870
• teachלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• pathsאֹ֫רַח'ôrach · wayH734

Cross-references for Psalms 25:4

• Psalms 5:1Give ear to my words, O Jehovah; consider my meditation.
• Psalms 27:11Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies.
• Psalms 86:11Teach me thy way, Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
• Psalms 119:27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts, and I will meditate upon thy wondrous works.
• Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in the morning, for in thee do I confide; make me to know the way wherein I should walk, for unto thee do I lift up my soul.
• Exodus 33:13And now, if indeed I have found grace in thine eyes, make me now to know thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thine eyes; and consider that this nation is thy people!
• Proverbs 8:20I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
• Isaiah 2:3And many peoples shall go and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths. For out of Zion shall go forth the law, and Jehovah's word from Jerusalem.
• Jeremiah 6:16Thus saith Jehovah: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the ancient paths, which is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk [therein].

Commentaries on Psalms 25:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Show me thy ways - The psalmist wishes to know God's way, to be taught his path, and to be led into his truth. He cannot discern this way unless God show it; he cannot learn the path unless God teach it; and he cannot walk in God's truth unless God lead him: and even then, unless God continue to teach, he shall never fully learn the lessons of his salvation; therefore he adds, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me;" Psalm 25:5. That he may get this showing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Show me thy ways, O Lord - The “ways” of God are His methods of administering the affairs of the world; His dispensations; the rules which He has prescribed for Himself in the execution of His plans; the great laws by which He governs the universe. Deuteronomy 32:4, “all his ways are judgment; a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.” The prayer of the psalmist is, that he may be able to understand the methods of the divine government…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-6The right path, the path of wisdom (see Psalm 5:8), involves being open to instruction that leads to life (27:11; 43:3; 73:24; 119:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. On the ground of former favor, he invokes divine guidance, according to God's gracious ways of dealing and faithfulness.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 25:4

• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Ease
• Guide
• Lift
• Path
• Poetry
• Redeem
• Triumph
• Trouble
• Turn
• Wait

Commentaries on Psalms 25

• 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
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings