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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.

Context of Psalms 86:11

9All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name. 10For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. 12I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. 13For great is your love toward me; you have delivered me from the depths, from the realm of the dead.

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 5:8Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
• Psalms 25:4Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
• Psalms 27:11Teach me your way, Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors.
• Psalms 119:33Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.
• 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.
• Job 34:1Then Elihu said:
• John 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
• Ephesians 4:21when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
• Psalms 26:3for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.
• Psalms 119:30I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
• Malachi 2:6True instruction was in his mouth and nothing false was found on his lips. He walked with me in peace and uprightness, and turned many from sin.
• Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people, and I will be their God.
• Hosea 10:2Their heart is deceitful, and now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will demolish their altars and destroy their sacred stones.
• Hosea 14:8Ephraim, what more have I to do with idols? I will answer him and care for him. I am like a flourishing juniper; your fruitfulness comes from me.”
• Zephaniah 1:5those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molek,
• Matthew 6:22“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are 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

Topics related to Psalms 86:11

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

In the dictionaries

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• Token
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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