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Psalms 25:5
5Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.
Psalms 25:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- New International Version (NIV)Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.
Context of Psalms 25:5
3No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others. 4Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you. 6Remember, O Lord, your compassion and unfailing love, which you have shown from long ages past. 7Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for you are merciful, O Lord.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:5 word by word
הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִי בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ׀ וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֑י אוֹתְךָ֥ קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 25:5
- Psalms 25:8The Lord is good and does what is right; he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
- Psalms 43:3Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live.
- Psalms 107:7He led them straight to safety, to a city where they could live.
- Isaiah 35:8And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there.
- Isaiah 42:16I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them.
- Isaiah 49:10They will neither hunger nor thirst. The searing sun will not reach them anymore. For the Lord in his mercy will lead them; he will lead them beside cool waters.
- Jeremiah 31:9Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care. They will walk beside quiet streams and on smooth paths where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s father, and Ephraim is my oldest child.
- John 8:31Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.
- John 14:26But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- John 16:13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.
- Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.
- Ephesians 4:21Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him,
- 1 John 2:27But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.
- Revelation 7:17For the Lamb on the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe every tear from their eyes.”
- Psalms 119:26I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees.
- Nehemiah 9:20You sent your good Spirit to instruct them, and you did not stop giving them manna from heaven or water for their thirst.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5On thee do I wait - This is the line in which ו vau, the sixth letter in the order of the alphabet, is lost; for the line begins with א aleph, אותך othecha, "on thee." But four of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have ואותך veothecha, "And upon thee." This restores the lost ו vau, which signifies "and." The Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon, preserve it.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Lead me in thy truth - In the way which thou regardest as truth, or which thou seest to be true. Truth is eternal and unchanging. What God sees and regards as truth is true, because he sees things as they are; and when we have the divine estimate of anything, we understand what the thing is. It is not that he makes it to be true, but that he sees it to be true. Such is the perfection of His nature that we have the utmost assurance that what God regards as…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Biblical hope is not just wishing for a good outcome. It means trusting in the Lord's will and having the courage to face disappointments (Psalm 33:22; 130:5).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
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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
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