Psalms 143:10

Psalms 143:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
• New International Version (NIV)Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Context of Psalms 143:10

8Make me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, for in You I trust. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul. 9Deliver me from my enemies, Adonai. I hide myself in You. Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. Let Your good Ruach lead me on level ground. 11For Your Name’s sake, Adonai, revive me. In Your justice bring my soul out of trouble. 12In Your mercy cut off my enemies and destroy all who harass my soul, for I am Your servant.

Psalms 143:10 word by word

לַמְּדֵ֤נִי׀ לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ֮ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֪ה אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י רוּחֲךָ֥ טוֹבָ֑ה תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִישֽׁוֹר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Teachלָמַדlâmad · to learn: teachH3925
• me to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thy willרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• thy spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• leadנָחָהnâchâh · to leadH5148
• me into the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: soilH776
• of uprightnessמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334

Cross-references for Psalms 143:10

• Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, Adonai. Teach me Your paths.
• Psalms 119:5Oh that my ways were steadfast to observe Your decrees!
• Psalms 139:24and see if there be any offensive way within me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
• Micah 4:2Then many nations will go and say: “Come, let us go up to the mountain of Adonai, to the House of the God of Jacob! Then He will direct us in His ways, and we will walk in His paths.” For Torah will go forth from Zion, and the word of Adonai from Jerusalem.
• Matthew 28:20teaching them to observe all I have commanded you. And remember! I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
• Colossians 1:9For this reason also, ever since we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We keep asking God that you might be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding—
• 1 Thessalonians 4:1Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and appeal in the Lord Yeshua—just as you received from us the way you ought to walk and please God (as in fact you are walking)—that you keep progressing more and more.
• Hebrews 13:21make you complete in every good thing to do His will, accomplishing in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Messiah Yeshua. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
• 1 John 2:27As for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about all things—and it is true and not a lie—and just as it has taught you, abide in Him.
• Psalms 22:1For the music director, on “The Doe of the Dawn,” a psalm of David.
• Psalms 31:14For I have heard the whispering of many. There is terror on every side as they conspire against me and plot to take my life.
• Psalms 63:1A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah.
• Psalms 118:28You are my God, and I praise You. You are my God—I exalt You!
• Psalms 140:6The proud have hidden a trap and cords for me. They spread out a net by the path. They set snares for me. Selah
• Nehemiah 9:20You also gave Your good Ruach to teach them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouth and You gave them water for their thirst.
• Isaiah 63:14Like cattle that go down into a valley, the Ruach Adonai gave them rest. So You led Your people, to make Yourself a glorious Name.

Commentaries on Psalms 143:10

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Teach me to do thy will … - To do that which will be agreeable or pleasing to thee; which will meet with thy approbation. That is, Teach me in the present emergency to do that which thou wilt approve; which will be wise; which will be best adapted to secure my deliverance and my safety. Thy spirit is good - The spirit which guides those who trust in thee; the spirit with which “thou” dost guide people. That spirit is wise, prudent, judicious, reliable. It…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-12Verses 7-12 David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that he was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case, if God withdrew from him. But the night of distress and discouragement shall end in a morning of consolation and praise. He prays that he might be enlightened with the knowledge of God's will; and this is the first work of the Spirit. A good man does not ask the way in which is the most pleasant walking, but what is the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The psalmist prays for wisdom (see Psalms 5:8; 25:4–6; 138; 143:10). Your good Spirit: The Spirit brings God's goodness (see Psalm 23:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. (Compare Psa 5:8; 27:11). land of uprightness--literally, "an even land" (Psa 26:12).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 143:10

• Afflictions and Adversities
• God
• Instruction
• Obedience

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Commentaries on Psalms 143

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings