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. 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. 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. Majority Standard Bible Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground. 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 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionTeach me to do Your good pleasure, "" For You [are] my God—Your Spirit [is] good, "" Lead me into a 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. Smith's Literal Translation Teach me to do thine acceptance, for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; thou wilt guide me into a land of uprightness. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Bibleteach me to do thy will, for thou art my God. Thy good spirit shall lead me into the right land: Catholic Public Domain Version 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. 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. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBecause thou art my God, thy gentle spirit shall lead me into the way of life. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated 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. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Teach me to do Thy will, For Thou art my God; Let Thy good spirit Lead me in an even land. Brenton Septuagint Translation Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy good Spirit shall guide me in the straight way. 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 Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Ephesians 5:17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is. Colossians 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, John 16:13 However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come. James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. 1 Thessalonians 4:3 For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality; Hebrews 13:21 equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. Matthew 6:10 Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 1 John 2:27 And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught. Isaiah 30:21 And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.” Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps. Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go. Psalm 25:4-5 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. / Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. 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 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths… Psalm 119:5-7,12,35 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! … Psalm 139:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. for thou art Psalm 22:1 To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? Psalm 31:14 But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. Psalm 63:1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; thy spirit 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. Isaiah 63:14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. 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. the land Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. 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 Teach me The phrase "Teach me" reflects a deep yearning for divine instruction and guidance. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "לַמְּדֵנִי" (lamdeni), derived from the root "למד" (lamad), which means to learn or to be taught. This root is often associated with the idea of being trained or disciplined, suggesting a process of growth and development. The psalmist's plea is not just for knowledge but for a transformation that aligns his life with God's will. Historically, this reflects the Jewish tradition of discipleship and learning under a rabbi, emphasizing the importance of being molded by divine wisdom. to do Your will for You are my God May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground 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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