Psalms 5:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.”
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“Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 5:8 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 12:14Nevertheless, because by this deed you have shown utter contempt for the word of the LORD, the son born to you will surely die.”
- Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
- Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
- Psalms 31:1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
- Psalms 54:5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
- Psalms 59:10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
- Psalms 86:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.
- Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
- Psalms 119:64The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
- Psalms 138:2I bow down toward Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness; You have exalted Your name and Your word above all else.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your loving devotion in the morning, for I have put my trust in You. Teach me the way I should walk, for to You I lift up my soul.
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
- Jonah 2:5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
- Matthew 3:3This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
- Hebrews 12:13Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.
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