Psalms 25 · Verse 4

Psalms 25:4

Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.
Psalms 25:4, King James Version

Psalms 25:4 in other translations

BSBShow me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
WEBShow me your ways, LORD. Teach me your paths.
ASVShow me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.
YLTThy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.
DARBYMake me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths.
BBEMake your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.
WebsterShow me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

What does Psalms 25:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 25:4-5
4-5. On the ground of former favor, he invokes divine guidance, according to God's gracious ways of dealing and faithfulness.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 Show me thy ways - The psalmist wishes to know God's way, to be taught his path, and to be led into his truth. He cannot discern this way unless God show it; he cannot learn the path unless God teach it; and he cannot walk in God's truth unless God lead him: and even then, unless God continue to teach, he shall never fully learn the lessons of his salvation; therefore he adds, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me;" Psa 25:5. That he may get this showing, teaching, and leading, he comes to God, as the "God of his salvation;" and that he may not lose his labor, he "waits on him all the day." Many lose the benefit of their earnest prayers, because they do not persevere in them. They pray for a time; get remiss or discouraged; restrain prayer; and thus lose all that was already wrought for and in them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 25:1-7

In worshipping God, we must lift up our souls to him. It is certain that none who, by a believing attendance, wait on God, and, by a believing hope, wait for him, shall be ashamed of it. The most advanced believer both needs and desires to be taught of God. If we sincerely desire to know our duty, with resolution to do it, we may be sure that God will direct us in it. The psalmist is earnest for the pardon of his…

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Psalms 25:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

דְּרָכֶ֣יךָde.ra.Khei.khaways yourH1870
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehO YahwehH3068
הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִיho.di.'E.nimake known to meH3045
אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ'o.re.cho.Tei.khapaths yourH734
לַמְּדֵֽנִי\׃la.me.De.niteach meH3925

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 25:4

  • Psalms 86:11

    Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

  • Psalms 143:8

    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.

  • Psalms 27:11

    Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

  • Psalms 119:27

    Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

  • Psalms 5:8

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

  • Exodus 33:13

    Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.

  • Jeremiah 6:16

    Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

  • Isaiah 2:3

    And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

  • Proverbs 8:20

    I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

  • Psalms 5:1

    To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. Give ear to my words, O Lord, consider my meditation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
5:1,8; 27:11; 86:11; 119:27; 143:8; Ex 33:13; Pr 8:20; Isa 2:3
Jer 6:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 25:3

    Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

  • Psalms 25:4

    Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

  • Psalms 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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Psalms 25:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Muéstrame, oh Jehová, tus caminos; enséñame tus sendas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Fais-moi connaître tes voies, ô Éternel! enseigne-moi tes sentiers.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Deine Wege, Jehova, tue mir kund, deine Pfade lehre mich!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Non sedi cum concilio vanitatis, et cum iniqua gerentibus non introibo.