King James Version

Psalms 25:9

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

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יַדְרֵ֣ךְyadrekhetreadדָּרַךְverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tread”, an unfinished actionH1869to 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.עֲ֭נָוִיםanavimhumbleעָנָוadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “humble”, the ordinary formH6035depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)humble, lowly, meek, poor. Compare H6041 (עָנִי).בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טbamishpatin lawמִשְׁפָּטpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in law”, the ordinary formH4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style[phrase] adversary, ceremony, charge, [idiom] crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right,…וִֽילַמֵּ֖דvilamedand teachלָמַדconjunction, verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and teach”, an unfinished actionH3925properly, 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).עֲנָוִ֣יםanavimhumbleעָנָוadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “humble”, the ordinary formH6035depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)humble, lowly, meek, poor. Compare H6041 (עָנִי).דַּרְכּֽוֹdarkvoalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.

Young’s Literal Translation

He causeth the humble to tread in judgment, And teacheth the humble His way.

World English Bible

He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

Darby Translation

The meek will he guide in judgment, and the meek will he teach his way.

Douay-Rheims

Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with bloody men:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He guideth The humble in justice; and He teacheth the humble His way.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The meek will he guide in judgment: the meek will he teach his ways.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁδηγήσει πρᾳεῖς ἐν κρίσει, διδάξει πρᾳεῖς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ.