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Psalms 27:11
11Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
Psalms 27:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Teach me your way, O Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smooth path, because of my enemies.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Teach me how to live, O Lord. Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me.
Context of Psalms 27:11
9Do not hide your face from me, do not turn your servant away in anger; you have been my helper. Do not reject me or forsake me, God my Savior. 10Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will receive me. Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. 12Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, spouting malicious accusations. 13I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Read all of Psalms 27Psalms 27:11 word by word
ה֤וֹרֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥ךָ וּ֭נְחֵנִי בְּאֹ֣רַח מִישׁ֑וֹר לְ֝מַ֗עַן שׁוֹרְרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 27:11
- Psalms 25:4Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
- Psalms 86:11Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
- Psalms 119:10I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
- Psalms 143:8Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.
- Proverbs 2:6For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
- Isaiah 30:20Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them.
- Psalms 26:12My feet stand on level ground; in the great congregation I will praise the Lord.
- Proverbs 8:9To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
- Proverbs 15:19The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
- Isaiah 35:8And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it.
- Luke 3:4As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.
- Psalms 5:8Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
- Psalms 54:5Let evil recoil on those who slander me; in your faithfulness destroy them.
- Psalms 56:5All day long they twist my words; all their schemes are for my ruin.
- Psalms 64:6They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.
- Jeremiah 20:10I hear many whispering, “Terror on every side! Denounce him! Let’s denounce him!” All my friends are waiting for me to slip, saying, “Perhaps he will be deceived; then we will prevail over him and take our revenge on him.”
Commentaries on Psalms 27:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Teach me thy way - Let me know the gracious designs of thy providence towards me, that my heart may submit to thy will. And lead me in a plain path - In the path of righteousness, because of mine enemies, who watch for my halting.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Teach me thy way, O Lord - See the notes at Psalm 25:4-5. And lead me in a plain path - Margin, “a way of plainness.” That is, a straight or smooth path. In other words, he prayed that he might be enabled to act wisely and right; he desired that God would teach him what he should do. Because of mine enemies - Margin, “those which observe me.” The translation in the text expresses the true sense. The word which is used is derived from a verb that signifies…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us no good, when we do not…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7-12The psalmist asks for the Lord's mercy, presence, and guidance. For the psalmist, God is the greatest good, while enemies and other situations are less important.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. thy way--of providence. a plain path--(Psa 26:12). enemies--literally, "watchers for my fall" (Psa 5:8).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 27
- 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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