Psalms 5:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.”
Psalms 5:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 5:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 5:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.”
Psalms 5:8 — World English Bible
Psalms 5:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face. ”
Psalms 5:8 — American Standard Version
Psalms 5:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,”
Psalms 5:8 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 5:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me. ”
Psalms 5:8 — Darby Translation
Psalms 5:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.”
Psalms 5:8 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 5:8 in Context — Psalms 5
6 Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.
7 But as for me, I will come into thy house in the multitude of thy mercy: and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.
8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
9 For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee.
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What Does Psalms 5:8 Mean?
Psalms 5:8 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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