KJV King James Version
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
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Psalm 5:8
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
WEB World English Bible
Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
ASV American Standard Version
Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,
Surrounding context — Psalm 5
5 The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
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 out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee.
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Psalm 27:11Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.Psalm 25:4-5Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.Proverbs 3:5-6Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.Psalm 86:11Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.Psalm 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.Psalm 143:8-10Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.Proverbs 4:25Let thine eyes look right on, and let thine eyelids look straight before thee.Psalm 119:64The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.Psalm 31:1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.Psalm 59:10The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.Matthew 3:3For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.Psalm 54:5He shall reward evil unto mine enemies: cut them off in thy truth.Hebrews 12:13And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed.2 Samuel 12:14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also [that is] born unto thee shall surely die.
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