Psalms 27:11 — King James Version← Study notes

“Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.”

Psalms 27:11 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 27:118 words

HebrewMeaning

ה֤וֹרֵ֥/נִיhwōrēniy

teach meverbH3384

cast · direct · inform · instruct ···

יְהוָ֗הyəhwāh

O YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

דַּ֫רְכֶּ֥/ךָdarəkekā

way yournounH1870

away · because of · by · conversation ···

וּ֭/נְחֵ/נִיwnəḥēniy

and lead meconjH5148

bring · govern · guide · lead ···

בְּ/אֹ֣רַחbəʾōraḥ

in a path ofpronH734

path · race · rank · traveller ···

מִישׁ֑וֹרmiyšwōr

level groundnounH4334

even place · plain · right · straight ···

לְ֝מַ֗עַןləmaʿan

on account ofpronH4616

to the end that · for (to · ... 's sake) · lest ···

שׁוֹרְרָֽ/יšwōrərāy

enemies mynounH8324

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 27:11

Of David himself, before he was anointed. 1. Christ's young soldier speaks, on his coming to the faith. “The Lord is my light, and my salvation: whom shall I fear?” Psalm 26:1. The Lord will give me both knowledge of Himself, and salvation: who shall take me from Him? “The Lord is the Protector of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?” The Lord will repel all the assaults and snares of mine enemy: of no man shall I be afraid. 2. “Whilst the guilty approach unto me to eat up…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 27

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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