Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. New Living Translation Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing. English Standard Version Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Berean Standard Bible Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. King James Bible Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. New King James Version Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. New American Standard Bible Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. NASB 1995 Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. NASB 1977 Teach me to do Thy will, For Thou art my God; Let Thy good Spirit lead me on level ground. Legacy Standard Bible Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Amplified Bible Teach me to do Your will [so that I may please You], For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Christian Standard Bible Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground. Holman Christian Standard Bible Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your gracious Spirit lead me on level ground. American Standard Version Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And teach me to do your pleasure, because you are my God; your Spirit is sweet; you will lead me in the way of life. Brenton Septuagint Translation Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight way. Contemporary English Version You are my God. Show me what you want me to do, and let your gentle Spirit lead me in the right path. Douay-Rheims Bible teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land: English Revised Version Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me in the land of uprightness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Teach me to do your will, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground. Good News Translation You are my God; teach me to do your will. Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path. International Standard Version Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground. JPS Tanakh 1917 Teach me to do Thy will, For Thou art my God; Let Thy good spirit Lead me in an even land. Literal Standard Version Teach me to do Your good pleasure, | For You [are] my God—Your Spirit [is] good, | Lead me into a land of uprightness. Majority Standard Bible Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. New American Bible Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your kind spirit guide me on ground that is level. NET Bible Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land. New Revised Standard Version Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Let your good spirit lead me on a level path. New Heart English Bible Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. Webster's Bible Translation Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. World English Bible Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness. Young's Literal Translation Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou art my God -- Thy Spirit is good, Lead me into a land of uprightness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context I Stretch Out My Hands to You…9Deliver me from my enemies, O LORD; I flee to You for refuge. 10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 11For the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive me. In Your righteousness, bring my soul out of trouble.… Cross References Nehemiah 9:20 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst. Psalm 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name. Psalm 25:4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. Psalm 25:5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. Psalm 119:12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes. Psalm 139:24 See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting. Treasury of Scripture Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. teach Psalm 25:4,5,8,9,12 Psalm 119:5-7,12,35 Psalm 139:24 for thou art Psalm 22:1 Psalm 31:14 Psalm 63:1 thy spirit Nehemiah 9:20 Isaiah 63:14 John 14:26 the land Isaiah 29:10 Jump to Previous Country Good Ground Guide Lead Path Plain Pleasure Righteousness Spirit Teach Teaching UprightnessJump to Next Country Good Ground Guide Lead Path Plain Pleasure Righteousness Spirit Teach Teaching UprightnessPsalm 143 1. David prays for favor in judgment3. He complains of his grief 5. He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer 7. He prays for grace 9. For deliverance 10. For sanctification 12. For destruction of his enemies (10) Thy spirit is good; lead me.--Or, rather, let thy good spirit lead me. (For the omission of the article with the adjective after the determinative noun, comp. Genesis 37:2.) Land of uprightness.--Better, level land (Deuteronomy 4:43, "plain country;" comp. Jeremiah 48:21), here metaphorically of tranquility and happiness. (Comp. Isaiah 26:10; Psalm 27:11.) . . . Verse 10. - Teach me to do thy will (comp. Psalm 25:4, 5; Psalm 139:24). For thou art my God. Therefore my Guide and Teacher. Thy spirit is good; i.e. gracious and merciful. Lead ms into the land of uprightness; rather, along a land of smoothness. Some critics unite the last two clauses, and translate, "Let thy good Spirit lead me along a land of smoothness" - "conduct me," i.e. over smooth ground, where I need not stumble.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Teachלַמְּדֵ֤נִי ׀ (lam·mə·ḏê·nî) Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 3925: To exercise in, learn me to do לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make Your will, רְצוֹנֶךָ֮ (rə·ṣō·w·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction You אַתָּ֪ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are my God. אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י (’ĕ·lō·w·hāy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 433: God -- a deity, the Deity May Your good טוֹבָ֑ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good Spirit רוּחֲךָ֥ (rū·ḥă·ḵā) Noun - common singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit lead תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי (tan·ḥê·nî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular Strong's 5148: To guide, to transport me on level מִישֽׁוֹר׃ (mî·šō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4334: A level, a plain, as a, straightness, justice ground. בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Psalm 143:10 NIVPsalm 143:10 NLT Psalm 143:10 ESV Psalm 143:10 NASB Psalm 143:10 KJV Psalm 143:10 BibleApps.com Psalm 143:10 Biblia Paralela Psalm 143:10 Chinese Bible Psalm 143:10 French Bible Psalm 143:10 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 143:10 Teach me to do your will (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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