Psalms 5:8 Go deeper

Lead me, O LORD , in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. (KJV)

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יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehO Yahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 1

נְחֵ֬נִיne.Che.nilead me

Lemma: נָחָה (na.chah) · Strong's: H5148

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to lead

Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 24:48, Exodus 13:17, Exodus 13:21, Exodus 15:13, Exodus 32:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5148; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 2

בְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָve.tzid.ka.Te.chain righteousness your

Lemma: צְדָקָה (tse.da.qah) · Strong's: H6666

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: righteousness

Used 154 times. Also: Genesis 15:6, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 30:33, Deuteronomy 6:25, Deuteronomy 9:4, Deuteronomy 9:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6666; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 3

לְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anon account of

Lemma: מַ֫עַן (ma.an) · Strong's: H4616

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: because

Used 272 times. Also: Genesis 12:13, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 27:25, Genesis 37:22, Genesis 50:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4616; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 4

שׁוֹרְרָ֑יsho.Raienemies my

Lemma: שׁוֹרֵר (sha.rar) · Strong's: H8324

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 5 times. Also: Psalms 27:11, Psalms 54:5, Psalms 56:2, Psalms 59:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8324; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 5

לְפָנַ֣יle.fa.Nai<to> before me

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 6

דַּרְכֶּֽךָ\׃dar.Ke.khaway your

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: way: conduct

Used 321 times. Also: Genesis 6:12, Genesis 18:19, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 31:35, Exodus 18:20, Exodus 32:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870G; TAHOT Psalms 5:8 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Lead me	→	נָחָה H5148 to lead
O LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
in Your righteousness	→	צְדָקָה H6666 righteousness
because of	→	מַ֫עַן H4616 because
my enemies	→	שׁוֹרֵר H8324 enemy
make straight	→	יָשַׁר H3474 to smooth
Your way	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870G way: conduct
before me	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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