Psalms 27:11
Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Psalms 27:11 in other translations
| BSB | Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors. |
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| WEB | Teach me your way, LORD. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies. |
| ASV | Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; And lead me in a plain path, Because of mine enemies. |
| YLT | Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders. |
| DARBY | Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies. |
| BBE | Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters. |
| Webster | Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of my enemies. |
What does Psalms 27:11 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 27:7-14
Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by special providences, merciful and afflicting. When we are foolishly making court to lying vanities, God is, in love to us, calling us to seek our own mercies in him. The call is general, "Seek ye my face;" but we must apply it to ourselves, "I will seek it." The word does us…
Psalms 27:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 27:11
- Psalms 25:4-5
Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. 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 5:8
Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
- Psalms 86:11
Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
- Psalms 26:12
My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord.
- Psalms 143:8-10
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. Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
- Psalms 119:10
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- Proverbs 2:6-9
For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path.
- Psalms 64:6
They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.
- Isaiah 30:20-21
And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers: And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
- Isaiah 35:8
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
- Jeremiah 20:10
For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
- Luke 3:4-6
As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
25:4,5,9,12; 86:11; 119:10; 143:8-10; Pr 2:6-9; Isa 30:20,21
a plain path. Heb. a way of plainness.
26:12; Pr 8:9; 15:19; Isa 35:8; Lu 3:4-6
mine enemies. Heb. those which observe me.
5:8; 54:5; *marg:
56:5,6; 64:6; Jer 20:10; Da 6:4,5; Lu 20:20
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Context
- Psalms 27:10
When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.
- Psalms 27:11
Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
- Psalms 27:12
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
Psalms 27:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Enséñame, oh Jehová, tu camino, y guíame por senda de rectitud, á causa de mis enemigos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Éternel! enseigne-moi ton chemin, et conduis-moi dans le sentier uni, à cause de mes ennemis. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Lehre mich, Jehova, deinen Weg, und leite mich auf ebenem Pfade um meiner Feinde willen! |