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Psalms 25:5
Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, positioned between a request to be shown God's ways (v. 4) and an appeal to God's enduring compassion (v. 6). He is in a posture of dependence, asking for both direction and instruction.
The words — הַדְרִכֵנִי (hadrikhēni) is a Hiphil imperative of H1869, "cause me to be led," a strong verb of active guidance rather than passive suggestion. יִשְׁעִי (yish'ī), "my salvation," grounds the request in God's identity: the one being asked is defined as the source of rescue.
The thread — Proverbs 8:34 commends the one who watches daily at Wisdom's doors, echoing the "all day long I wait" of this verse. Isaiah 30:18 pairs the waiting with God's active response: "the LORD longs to be gracious… He rises to show you compassion."
Why it lands — It asks the reader to stop pretending self-sufficiency and to wait on a God whose defining trait is salvation, not merely information. The request is not for a single answer but for sustained, daily guidance.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 8:34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
- Isaiah 30:18 Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you; therefore He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God. Blessed are all who wait for Him.
- Psalms 25:10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
- Psalms 43:3 Send out Your light and Your truth; let them lead me. Let them bring me to Your holy mountain and to the place where You dwell.
- 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.
- Psalms 88:1 A song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath Leannoth. A Maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. O LORD, the God of my salvation, day and night I cry out before You.
- 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.
- Psalms 119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.
- Isaiah 54:13 Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Revelation 7:17 For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”