Psalms 25:4-5
Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
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derek · Hebrew Noun
Refers to God’s divine patterns, moral standards, and the way He governs human affairs; the lifestyle He prescribes for His people.
orach · Hebrew Noun
The path of life or moral conduct; a metaphor for the specific direction, course, or instruction God provides for His people to walk in obedience.
emeth · Hebrew Noun
God's reliability, faithfulness, and consistency; the objective reality of His word and character which serves as the guide for the believer's life.
yesha · Hebrew Noun
God's act of delivering or rescuing His people from enemies, distress, or sin; the source of safety and ultimate liberation found only in Him.
clarkePsalms 25:4: "Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths."
Show me thy ways - The psalmist wishes to know God's way, to be taught his path, and to be led into his truth. He cannot discern this way unless God show it; he cannot learn the path unless God teach it; and he cannot walk in God's truth unless God lead him: and even then, unless God continue to teach, he shall never fully learn the lessons of his salvation; therefore he adds, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me;" Psalm 25:5 . That he…
bensonPsalms 25:4: "Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths."
Psalm 25:4. Show me thy ways, O Lord — That is, the way or thy precepts, what I ought to do in my circumstances and difficulties; by what methods I may obtain thy favour and help. Whatsoever thou doest with me, as to other things, grant me this favour, teach me my duty, and cause me to keep close to it, notwithstanding all temptations to the contrary. Reader, art thou a traveller to heaven? Remember, then, thou art in danger of being…
Psalms 25:4-5 reads: "Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long." — see the full explanation above for context and original-language notes.
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"Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long." — see the full study above for original language, historical background, and cross-references.
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