Psalms 86:11

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

9You have made all the nations of the world, and they will all come to worship you, my Lord. They will agree that your name is great. 10For you are great and you do great things. You alone are God. Lord, teach me how I should live. Then I will obey your truth. Teach me to serve you with all that I am, so that I respect you with fear. 12My Lord and my God, I will thank you with all my strength. I will praise your name for ever! 13I know that you love me very much with your faithful love. You will continue to keep my life safe, so that I do not go down into the deep hole of death.

Psalms 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 5:8Lord, help me to follow your right way. My enemies are waiting to attack me. Show the right way clearly to me, so that I do not go the wrong way.
• Psalms 25:4Lord, help me to understand your ways. Teach me your good paths.
• Psalms 27:11Lord, please teach me to follow your way. Lead me along a good, safe path, because my enemies are waiting to attack me.
• Psalms 119:33Lord, help me to understand your teaching, then I will always obey it.
• Psalms 143:8Every morning, help me to remember your faithful love, because I am trusting in you. Show me how I should live to please you, because I know that I belong to you.
• Job 34:1Elihu continued speaking and he said this:
• John 6:45The prophets wrote in the Bible, “God will teach all the people.” Everyone who hears the Father's message and learns from him will come to me.
• Ephesians 4:21I am sure that you have heard about him properly. People taught you the true message that comes from Jesus.
• Psalms 26:3I always know that I can trust you, because of your faithful love. So I live to please you.
• Psalms 119:30I have chosen to live in the right way. I will continue to obey your rules.
• Malachi 2:6He taught my true message. He did not teach people anything that was bad. He lived in a good and honest way as he served me. He helped many people to stop doing wrong things.
• Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people and I will be their God.
• Hosea 10:2They do not truly trust God. They are guilty and they must receive their punishment. The Lord will break their altars. He will destroy their special pillars.
• Hosea 14:8People of Ephraim, do not let me see your idols any more! I will answer your prayers. I will take care of you. I am like a strong green tree. All the good things that you have come from me.’
• Zephaniah 1:5Some people stand on the roof tops to worship the sun, the moon and the stars. I will remove those people. Some people say that they love me. But they say also that they love Malcam (a false god). So I will remove them, too.’
• Matthew 6:22Your eyes are like lamps and your body is like a room. Make sure that your eyes are like a clean lamp, then your whole body will have 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

Topics related to Psalms 86:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Decision
• Desire
• Fear of God
• Wisdom

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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