Psalms

Psalm 5:8–9

8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness

because of my enemies;

make straight Your way before me.

9For not a word they speak can be trusted;

destruction lies within them.

Their throats are open graves;

their tongues practice deceit.b

Footnotes

  • b 5:9 Or flattery; cited in Romans 3:13|ROM 3:13

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Psalm 5:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Lead meנְחֵ֬נִיnə·ḥê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH5148 lead, guide
O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
in Your righteousnessבְצִדְקָתֶ֗ךָḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6666 righteousness
because ofלְמַ֥עַןlə·ma·‘anPrepositionH4616 purpose, intent
my enemiesשׁוֹרְרָ֑יšō·wr·rāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH8324 watcher
make straightהוֹשַׁרhō·šarVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH3474 be smooth, straight, right
Your wayדַּרְכֶּֽךָ׃dar·ke·ḵāNoun - common singular construct; second person masculine singularH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
before meלְפָנַ֣יlə·p̄ā·nayPreposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before

Psalm 5:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
not a wordאֵ֪ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
they speakבְּפִ֡יהוּbə·p̄î·hūPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH6310 mouth
can be trustedנְכוֹנָה֮nə·ḵō·w·nāhVerb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singularH3559 be firm
destructionהַ֫וּ֥וֹתhaw·wō·wṯNoun - feminine pluralH1942 desire
within themקִרְבָּ֪םqir·bāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH7130 inward part, midst
Their throatsגְּרוֹנָ֑םgə·rō·w·nāmNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH1627 neck, throat
are openפָּת֥וּחַpā·ṯū·aḥVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH6605 open
gravesקֶֽבֶר־qe·ḇer-Noun - masculine singularH6913 grave, sepulchre
their tonguesלְ֝שׁוֹנָ֗םlə·šō·w·nāmNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3956 tongue
practice deceitיַחֲלִֽיקוּן׃ya·ḥă·lî·qūnVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH2505 divide, share

Cross-references

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Psalm 5:8 Psalm 27:11 · Psalm 25:4–5 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Psalm 86:11 · Psalm 119:10 · Psalm 143:8–10 · Proverbs 4:25 · Psalm 119:64 · Psalm 31:1 · Psalm 59:10 · Matthew 3:3

Psalm 5:9 Romans 3:13 · Jeremiah 9:3–6 · Psalm 62:4 · Micah 6:12 · Proverbs 29:5 · Psalm 52:2 · Luke 11:44 · Psalm 51:6 · Psalm 64:6 · Psalm 12:2–3 · Jeremiah 17:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.