New English Translation
Psalms 86:11
11O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!
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 the nations, whom you created, will come and worship you, O Lord. They will honor your name. 10For you are great and do amazing things. You alone are God. O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you! 12O Lord, my God, I will give you thanks with my whole heart! I will honor your name continually! 13For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.
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 5:8Lord, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!
- Psalms 25:4Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!
- Psalms 27:11Teach me how you want me to live; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!
- Psalms 119:33Teach me, O Lord, the lifestyle prescribed by your statutes, so that I might observe it continually.
- Psalms 143:8May I hear about your loyal love in the morning, for I trust in you. Show me the way I should go, because I long for you.
- Job 34:1Elihu answered:
- John 6:45It is written in the prophets, ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who hears and learns from the Father comes to me.
- Ephesians 4:21if indeed you heard about him and were taught in him, just as the truth is in Jesus.
- Psalms 26:3For I am ever aware of your faithfulness, and your loyalty continually motivates me.
- Psalms 119:30I choose the path of faithfulness; I am committed to your regulations.
- Malachi 2:6He taught what was true; sinful words were not found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and integrity, and he turned many people away from sin.
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people, and I will be their God.
- Hosea 10:2Their heart is slipping; soon they will be punished for their guilt. The Lord will break their altars; he will completely destroy their fertility pillars.
- Hosea 14:8O Ephraim, I do not want to have anything to do with idols anymore! I will answer him and care for him. I am like a luxuriant cypress tree; your fruitfulness comes from me!
- Zephaniah 1:5I will remove those who worship the stars in the sky from their rooftops, those who swear allegiance to the Lord while taking oaths in the name of their ‘king,’
- Matthew 6:22“The eye is the lamp of the body. If then your eye is healthy, your whole body will 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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