Bible Strands
Psalms 143:10
Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, sandwiched between a plea for deliverance from enemies (v. 9) and a request for revival for God's name (v. 11). The petition is for instruction and guidance, not merely rescue.
The words — רְצוֹנְךָ (retzón-kha) is "your will" in the sense of God's purposeful desire, not a bare command; רוּחַ טוֹבָה (rúach tová) qualifies the Spirit as "good," a pairing that frames the Spirit's leading as inherently beneficial.
The thread — The same request for divine teaching appears in Psalms 25:4 ("teach me Your paths") and John 14:26 (the Spirit "will teach you all things"); Hebrews 13:21 echoes the combination of God's will and "every good thing."
Why it lands — The verse positions the reader as a learner who cannot self-derive obedience; doing God's will is presented as something taught and led, not independently managed.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Cross-references
- Psalms 25:4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
- John 14:26 But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.
- 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.
- Psalms 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- Psalms 119:12 Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
- Nehemiah 9:20 You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them. You did not withhold Your manna from their mouths, and You gave them water for their thirst.
- 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.
- 2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
- Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
- Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.