Psalms 25 · Verse 5

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.
Psalms 25:5, King James Version

Psalms 25:5 in other translations

BSBGuide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
WEBGuide me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. I wait for you all day long.
ASVGuide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
YLTCause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.
DARBYMake me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
BBEBe my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.
WebsterLead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

What does Psalms 25:5 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 On thee do I wait - This is the line in which ו vau, the sixth letter in the order of the alphabet, is lost; for the line begins with א aleph, אותך othecha, "on thee." But four of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have ואותך veothecha, "And upon thee." This restores the lost ו vau, which signifies "and." The Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon, preserve it.

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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 25:5 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.

הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִיhad.Ri.Khe.nilead meH1869
בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ\׀va.'a.mi.Te.khain truth yourH571
וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִיve.la.me.De.niand teach meH3925
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אַ֭תָּה'A.tahyouH859
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[are] [the] God ofH430
יִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'Isalvation myH3468
אוֹתְךָ֥'ot.Kha<obj.> youH853
קִ֝וִּ֗יתִיki.Vi.tiI have waited forH6960
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַיּֽוֹם\׃hai.Yomthe dayH3117

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

Cross references for Psalms 25:5

  • Proverbs 8:34

    Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

  • Isaiah 30:18

    And therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgment: blessed are all they that wait for him.

  • Psalms 25:10

    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Psalms 43:3-4

    O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles. Then will I go unto the altar of God, unto God my exceeding joy: yea, upon the harp will I praise thee, O God my God.

  • John 14:26

    But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

  • Psalms 88:1

    A Song or Psalm for the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ezrahite. O Lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:

  • John 16:13

    Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.

  • Isaiah 54:13

    And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.

  • Revelation 7:17

    For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • Psalms 119:66

    Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

  • Nehemiah 9:20

    Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

  • Psalms 107:7

    And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lead.
8,10; 43:3,4; 107:7; Isa 35:8; 42:16; 49:10; Jer 31:9; Joh 8:31,32
Joh 14:26; 16:13; Ro 8:14; Eph 4:21; 1Jo 2:27; Re 7:17
teach.
119:26,33,66; Ne 9:20; Job 36:22; Isa 54:13; Jer 31:33,34
Joh 6:45; Eph 4:20,21
God.
24:5; 68:20; 79:9; 88:1
on thee.
22:2; 86:3; 88:1; 119:97; Pr 8:34; 23:17; Isa 30:18; Lu 18:7

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

Context

  • 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.

  • Psalms 25:6

    Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

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Psalms 25:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Encamíname en tu verdad, y enséñame; porque tú eres el Dios de mi salud: en ti he esperado todo el día.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Fais-moi marcher dans ta vérité, et enseigne-moi, car tu es le Dieu de mon salut; c’est à toi que je m’attends tout le jour.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Leite mich in deiner Wahrheit und lehre mich, denn du bist der Gott meines Heils; auf dich harre ich den ganzen Tag.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Odivi ecclesiam malignantium, et cum impiis non sedebo.