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Psalms 5:8
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Psalms 5:8
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Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
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Psalms 5:8 in Other Translations
KJV
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Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
ESV
8
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.
NLT
8
Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.
MSG
8
Waiting for directions to get me safely through enemy lines.
CSB
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Lord, lead me in Your righteousness, because of my adversaries; make Your way straight before me.
Psalms 5:8 In-Context
6
you destroy those who tell lies. The bloodthirsty and deceitful you, LORD, detest.
7
But I, by your great love, can come into your house; in reverence I bow down toward your holy temple.
8
Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies— make your way straight before me.
9
Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.
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Declare them guilty, O God! Let their intrigues be their downfall. Banish them for their many sins, for they have rebelled against you.
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2
1.
Psalms 23:3
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Psalms 31:1
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Psalms 71:2
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Psalms 85:13
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Psalms 89:16
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Proverbs 8:20
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1 Kings 8:36
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John 1:23
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Psalms 27:11
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