Psalms 5:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 5:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 5:8 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. mine...: Heb. those..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 5:8 — KJV
“Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face. mine...: Heb. those which observe me”
— Psalms 5:8 (KJV)
Psalms 5:8 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 5:8
“Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. a plain...: Heb. a way of plainness mine...: Heb. those which observe me”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:8: lead, lord, because
“And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. straight: Heb. into straightness”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:8: lead, make, way
“And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is perverse before me: to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:8: lord, because, way
“For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. unclean...: Heb. nakedness of any thing”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:8: lord, enemies, way
“The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 5:8: lord, enemies, way
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