Psalm 5

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
8Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
O Yahwehיְהוָ֤ה׀YAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

lead meנְחֵ֬נִיne-CHE-niH5148
to lead

נָחָה (na.chah) 1) to lead, guide 1a) (Qal) to lead, bring 1b) (Hiphil) to lead, guide

in righteousness yourבְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָve-tzid-ka-TE-chaH6666
righteousness

צִדְקָה (tsid.qah) right doing, doing right, righteousness Aramaic of tse.da.qah (צְדָקָה "righteousness" H6666)

on account ofלְמַ֥עַןle-MA-'anH4616
because

מַ֫עַן (ma.an) 1) purpose, intent prep 1a) for the sake of 1b) in view of, on account of 1c) for the purpose of, to the intent that, in order to conj 1d) to the end that

enemies myשׁוֹרְרָ֑יsho-RAIH8324
enemy

שׁוֹרֵר (sha.rar) (Qal) to be an enemy

make straightהַיְשַׁ֖רho-sharH3474
to smooth

יָשַׁר (ya.shar) 1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go straight 1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.) 1a3) to be straightforward, be upright 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight 1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along 1b3) to esteem right, approve 1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out 1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight

to before meלְפָנַ֣יle-fa-NAIH6440G
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

way yourדַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃dar-KE-khaH1870G
way: conduct

דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.)

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.