KJV King James Version
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
WEB World English Bible
Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.
ASV American Standard Version
Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.
Surrounding context — Psalm 25
2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they [have been] ever of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.
8 Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִיH1869 · da.rakhto treadבַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ׀H571 · e.mettruth: faithfulוְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִיH3925 · la.madto learn: teachכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforאַ֭תָּהH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)אֱלֹהֵ֣יH430 · e.lo.himGodיִשְׁעִ֑יH3468 · ye.sahsalvationאוֹתְךָ֥H853 · et[Obj.]קִ֝וִּ֗יתִיH6960 · qa.vahto awaitכָּל־H3605 · kolallהַיּֽוֹם׃H3117 · yomday
Cross-references
Proverbs 8:34Blessed [is] the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.Isaiah 30:18And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment: blessed [are] all they that wait for him.Psalm 25:10All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.John 14:26But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.Psalm 43:3-4O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles.Revelation 7:17For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.John 16:13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.Psalm 88:1A Song [or] Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day [and] night before thee:Isaiah 54:13And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.Psalm 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.Nehemiah 9:20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.Psalm 107:7And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.Psalm 119:66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.Romans 8:14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.Isaiah 49:10They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.Proverbs 23:17Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.Ephesians 4:20-21But ye have not so learned Christ;
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