Psalms 5:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנִ֗י בְּרֹ֣ב חַ֭סְדְּךָ אָב֣וֹא בֵיתֶ֑ךָ אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥ה אֶל־הֽ͏ֵיכַל־קָ֝דְשְׁךָ֗ בְּיִרְאָתֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

And-ʾănî in-rōb ḥasdəkā ʾābôʾ bêtekā ʾeštaḥăweh to-hêkal-qodšəkā in-yirʾātekā

Grammar Details

*ʾănî*: 1st person singular pronoun - I
*rōb*: masculine singular construct - abundance of
*ḥasdəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your lovingkindness
*ʾābôʾ*: Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will come/enter
*bêtekā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house
*ʾeštaḥăweh*: Hishtaphel imperfect, 1st person singular - I will bow down/worship
*hêkal*: masculine singular construct - temple of
*qodšəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your holiness
*yirʾātekā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your fear

Word Meanings

*rōb*: abundance/greatness/multitude
*ḥasdəkā*: your lovingkindness/mercy/steadfast love
*ʾābôʾ*: I will come/enter/go into
*ʾeštaḥăweh*: I will bow down/worship/prostrate myself
*hêkal*: temple/palace
*qodšəkā*: your holiness/holy place
*yirʾātekā*: your fear/reverence/awe

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies.
Ps 25:4-5 : 4 Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. 5 Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
Prov 3:5-6 : 5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding: 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he will direct thy paths.
Ps 143:8-9 : 8 Cause 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. 9 Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. 10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
2 Sam 12:14 : 14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of Jehovah to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
Prov 4:25 : 25 Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.
Matt 3:3 : 3 For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
Heb 12:13 : 13 and make straight paths for your feet, that that which is lame be not turned out of the way, but rather be healed.
Ps 31:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, O Jehovah, do I take refuge; Let me never be put to shame: Deliver me in thy righteousness.
Ps 54:5 : 5 He will requite the evil unto mine enemies: Destroy thou them in thy truth.
Ps 59:10 : 10 My God with his lovingkindness will meet me: God will let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
Ps 86:11 : 11 Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.
Ps 119:10 : 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
Ps 119:64 : 64 The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes.

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