New Living Translation
Psalms 86:11
11Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor 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 you made will come and bow before you, Lord; they will praise your holy name. 10For you are great and perform wonderful deeds. You alone are God. 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. 12With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever, 13for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death.
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 5:8Lead me in the right path, O Lord, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.
- Psalms 25:4Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me how to live, O Lord. Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me.
- Psalms 119:33Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.
- Job 34:1Then Elihu said:
- John 6:45As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.
- Ephesians 4:21Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him,
- Psalms 26:3For I am always aware of your unfailing love, and I have lived according to your truth.
- Psalms 119:30I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.
- Malachi 2:6They passed on to the people the truth of the instructions they received from me. They did not lie or cheat; they walked with me, living good and righteous lives, and they turned many from lives of sin.
- Jeremiah 32:38They will be my people, and I will be their God.
- Hosea 10:2The hearts of the people are fickle; they are guilty and must be punished. The Lord will break down their altars and smash their sacred pillars.
- Hosea 14:8“O Israel, stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me.”
- Zephaniah 1:5For they go up to their roofs and bow down to the sun, moon, and stars. They claim to follow the Lord, but then they worship Molech, too.
- Matthew 6:22“Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with 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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