King James Version

Psalms 25:5

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

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הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִיhadrikhenitreadדָּרַךְverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “tread”, a commandH1869to tread; by implication, to walk; also to string abow (by treading on it in bending)archer, bend, come, draw, go (over), guide, lead (forth), thresh, tread (down), walk.בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָvaamitekhain assuredאֶמֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “in assured”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH571stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthinessassured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִיvelamdeniand teachלָמַדconjunction, verb, piel, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and teach”, a commandH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אַ֭תָּהatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.יִשְׁעִ֑יyishisafetyיֶשַׁעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “safety”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3468liberty, deliverance, prosperitysafety, salvation, saving.אוֹתְךָ֥otekhaobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).קִ֝וִּ֗יתִיqivitigatherקָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “gather”, a completed actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַיּֽוֹםhayomthe as long asיוֹםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.

Young’s Literal Translation

Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou [art] the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

World English Bible

Guide me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. I wait for you all day long.

Darby Translation

Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

Douay-Rheims

I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art God my Saviour: and I have waited on thee all the day.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁδήγησόν με ἐπὶ τὴν ἀλήθειάν σου, καὶ δίδαξόν με, ὅτι σὺ εἶ ὁ Θεὸς ὁ σωτήρ μου, καὶ σὲ ὑπέμεινα ὅλην τὴν ἡμέραν.