Psalms 5:8

O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,

Young's Literal Translation

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

7And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.

9For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart [is] mischiefs, An open grave [is] their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:4Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.

Psalms 31:1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. In Thee, O Jehovah, I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed to the age, In Thy righteousness deliver me.

Psalms 59:10God doth go before me, He causeth me to look on mine enemies.

Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought Thee, Let me not err from Thy commands.

Psalms 138:2I bow myself toward Thy holy temple, And I confess Thy name, For Thy kindness, and for Thy truth, For Thou hast made great Thy saying above all Thy name.

Proverbs 3:5Trust unto Jehovah with all thy heart, And unto thine own understanding lean not.

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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