Teach Me Your Paths
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To a You, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
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O my God, I b trust in You;
Let me not be ashamed;
c Let not my enemies triumph over me.
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Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;
Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
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d Show me Your ways, O LORD;
Teach me Your paths.
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Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.
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Remember, O LORD, e Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they are from of old.
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Do not remember f the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;
g According to Your mercy remember me,
For Your goodness' sake, O LORD.
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Good and upright is the LORD;
Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
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The humble He guides in justice,
And the humble He teaches His way.
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All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth,
To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
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h For Your name's sake, O LORD,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
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Who is the man that fears the LORD?
i Him shall He teach in the way He chooses.
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j He himself shall dwell in prosperity,
And k his descendants shall inherit the earth.
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l The secret of the LORD is with those who fear Him,
And He will show them His covenant.
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m My eyes are ever toward the LORD,
For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.
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n Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,
For I am desolate and afflicted.
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The troubles of my heart have enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses!
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o Look on my affliction and my pain,
And forgive all my sins.
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Consider my enemies, for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
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Keep my soul, and deliver me;
Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.
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Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For I wait for You.
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p Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all their troubles!
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Cross References
Psalms 86:4
Rejoice the soul of Your servant, For to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
Psalms 143:8
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You.
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Cross References
Psalms 34:8
Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
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Psalms 13:4
Lest my enemy say, "I have prevailed against him"; Lest those who trouble me rejoice when I am moved.
Psalms 41:11
By this I know that You are well pleased with me, Because my enemy does not triumph over me.
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Cross References
Exodus 33:13
"Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace i...
Psalms 5:8
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because ...
Psalms 27:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a smo...
Psalms 86:11
Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your ...
Psalms 119:27
Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So...
Psalms 143:8
Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the mor...
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Cross References
Psalms 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him, And His righteousness to children's children.
Psalms 106:1
Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever.
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Cross References
Job 13:26
For You write bitter things against me, And make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
Jeremiah 3:25
We lie down in our shame, And our reproach covers us. For we have sinned against the LORD our God, We and our fathers, From our youth even to this day, And have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
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Cross References
Psalms 51:1
Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions.
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Psalms 31:3
For You are my rock and my fortress; Therefore, for Your name's sake, Lead me and guide me.
Psalms 79:9
Help us, O God of our salvation, For the glory of Your name; And deliver us, and provide atonement for our sins, For Your name's sake!
Psalms 109:21
But You, O GOD the Lord, Deal with me for Your name's sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.
Psalms 143:11
Revive me, O LORD, for Your name's sake! For Your righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.
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Cross References
Psalms 25:8
Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.
Psalms 37:23
The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD, And He delights in his way.
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Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the LORD leads to life, And he who has it will abide in satisfaction; He will not be visited with evil.
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Psalms 37:11
But the meek shall inherit the earth, And shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.
Psalms 69:36
Also, the descendants of His servants shall inherit it, And those who love His name shall dwell in it.
Matthew 5:5
Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the earth.
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Cross References
Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse person is an abomination to the LORD, But His secret counsel is with the upright.
John 7:17
If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is from God or whether I speak on My own authority.
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Cross References
Psalms 123:2
Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their masters, As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Until He has mercy on us.
Psalms 141:8
But my eyes are upon You, O GOD the Lord; In You I take refuge; Do not leave my soul destitute.
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Cross References
Psalms 69:16
Hear me, O LORD, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
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Cross References
2 Samuel 16:12
"It may be that the LORD will look on my affliction, and that the LORD will repay me with good for his cursing this day."
Psalms 31:7
I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversities.
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Cross References
Psalms 130:8
And He shall redeem Israel From all his iniquities.
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