Psalms 5:8

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“Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.”

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BSBPD

“Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 5:8 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.”
  2. Psalms 25:4Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
  3. Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
  4. Psalms 31:1In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
  5. Psalms 54:5He will reward my enemies with evil. In Your faithfulness, destroy them.
  6. Psalms 59:10My God of loving devotion will come to meet me; God will let me stare down my foes.
  7. 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.
  8. Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
  9. Psalms 119:64The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. Proverbs 3:5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
  13. Proverbs 4:25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
  14. Jonah 2:5The waters engulfed me to take my life; the watery depths closed around me; the seaweed wrapped around my head.
  15. 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.’”
  16. Hebrews 12:13Make straight paths for your feet, so that the lame may not be disabled, but rather healed.

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