Psalms 5:8

But as for me in the multitude of thy mercy, I will come into thy house; I will worship towards thy holy temple, in thy fear.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

In Context

7Thou hatest all the workers of iniquity: Thou wilt destroy all that speak a lie. The bloody and the deceitful man the Lord will abhor.

9Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:4Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths.

Psalms 31:1Unto the end, a psalm for David, in an ecstasy.

Psalms 59:10I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:

Psalms 138:2On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments.

Proverbs 3:5Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 5:8-12

Delight in Public Worship; Happiness of the Righteous. 7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. 9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue. 10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them… Read the whole commentary →

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