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lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/139.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And see if <i>there be any</i> wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/139.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And see if <i>there is any</i> wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/139.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And see if there is <i>any</i> hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/139.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/139.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/139.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And see if there is any wicked <i>or</i> hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/139.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/139.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/139.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/139.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let me follow evil ways, but lead me in the way that time has proven true. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/139.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And see if there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/139.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />See whether I am on an evil path. Then lead me on the everlasting path.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/139.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Find out if there is any evil in me and guide me in the everlasting way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/139.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />See if there is any offensive tendency in me, and lead me in the eternal way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/139.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/139.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/139.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/139.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/139.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/139.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And see if a grievous way be in me, "" And lead me in a perpetual way!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/139.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/139.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And see if the way of pain is in me, and guide me in the eternal way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/139.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/139.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 138:24>And see if there might be in me the way of iniquity, and lead me in the way of eternity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/139.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />See if there is a wicked path in me; lead me along an ancient path. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/139.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/139.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/139.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And see if there is a way of lies in me; lead me in your eternal way! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/139.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And see if there be any way in me that is grievous, And lead me in the way everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/139.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and see if <i>there is any</i> way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/139-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17385" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">You Have Searched Me and Known Me</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: ū·rə·’êh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">See</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/6090.htm" title="6090: ‘ō·ṣeḇ (N-ms) -- An idol, pain. A variation of etseb; an idol; also pain.">there is any offensive</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: de·reḵ- (N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">way</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">in me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="5148: ū·nə·ḥê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To lead, guide. A primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport.">lead me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ (Prep-b:: N-csc) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">in the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">everlasting.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a></span><br />I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-2.htm">Proverbs 21:2</a></span><br />All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Psalm 26:2</a></span><br />Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/5-8.htm">Psalm 5:8</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-3.htm">Psalm 23:3</a></span><br />He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-4.htm">Psalm 25:4-5</a></span><br />Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths. / Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/27-11.htm">Psalm 27:11</a></span><br />Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/86-11.htm">Psalm 86:11</a></span><br />Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-21.htm">Isaiah 30:21</a></span><br />And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-8.htm">Isaiah 35:8</a></span><br />And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/48-17.htm">Isaiah 48:17</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-13.htm">Matthew 6:13</a></span><br />And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-27.htm">Romans 8:27</a></span><br />And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.</p><p class="hdg">and see</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/7-3.htm">Psalm 7:3,4</a></b></br> O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/17-3.htm">Psalm 17:3</a></b></br> Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited <i>me</i> in the night; thou hast tried me, <i>and</i> shalt find nothing; I am purposed <i>that</i> my mouth shall not transgress.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-26.htm">Proverbs 28:26</a></b></br> He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.</p><p class="hdg">wicked way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/12-15.htm">Hebrews 12:15,16</a></b></br> Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble <i>you</i>, and thereby many be defiled; … </p><p class="hdg">and lead</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/5-8.htm">Psalm 5:8</a></b></br> Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8,9</a></b></br> Good and upright <i>is</i> the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">Psalm 119:1,32</a></b></br> ALEPH. Blessed <i>are</i> the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD… </p><p class="hdg">the way</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-14.htm">Matthew 7:14</a></b></br> Because strait <i>is</i> the gate, and narrow <i>is</i> the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a></b></br> Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/colossians/2-6.htm">Colossians 2:6</a></b></br> As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, <i>so</i> walk ye in him:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/112-6.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/psalms/138-8.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/psalms/73-16.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/psalms/139-10.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/ezra/4-15.htm">Hurtful</a> <a href="/psalms/139-10.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Offensive</a> <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/120-5.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/136-13.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/10-25.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">David</a> <a href="/psalms/145-13.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/psalms/145-13.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-1.htm">Grievous</a> <a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/psalms/144-10.htm">Hurtful</a> <a href="/psalms/143-10.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">Musician</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-1.htm">Offensive</a> <a href="/psalms/140-1.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-27.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/140-4.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 139</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">David praises God for his all-seeing providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-17.htm">And for this infinite mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-19.htm">He defies the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm">He prays for sincerity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/139.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/139.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>See if there is any offensive way in me;</b><br>This phrase is a plea for divine examination and purification. The psalmist invites God to search his heart for any "offensive way," which can be understood as any sin or moral failing. This reflects a deep desire for holiness and alignment with God's will. The concept of God searching the heart is echoed in <a href="/jeremiah/17-10.htm">Jeremiah 17:10</a>, where God examines the heart and mind. The term "offensive" can also be translated as "grievous" or "hurtful," indicating actions or thoughts that are contrary to God's nature. This introspective request aligns with the biblical theme of repentance and the need for personal integrity, as seen in <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a>, where David asks God to create a pure heart within him.<p><b>lead me in the way everlasting.</b><br>The psalmist seeks guidance on the "way everlasting," which implies a path of eternal significance and divine approval. This request for guidance is a common biblical theme, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a>, where believers are encouraged to trust in the Lord for direction. The "way everlasting" suggests a life lived in accordance with God's eternal truths, contrasting with the temporary and often misleading paths of the world. This phrase can also be seen as a foreshadowing of the New Testament revelation of Jesus Christ as "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>), emphasizing the eternal nature of following Christ. The desire to be led by God reflects a commitment to discipleship and a recognition of human dependence on divine wisdom.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/139.htm">Psalm 139</a>, King David, is expressing a deep desire for God to search his heart and guide him. Known for his close relationship with God, David often sought divine guidance and introspection.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this Psalm, God is portrayed as omniscient and omnipresent, capable of knowing the innermost thoughts and guiding believers in righteousness.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_way_everlasting.htm">The Way Everlasting</a></b><br>This phrase refers to the path of eternal life and righteousness that God leads His followers on, contrasting with the "offensive way" that leads away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_openness_to_god.htm">Self-Examination and Openness to God</a></b><br>As believers, we should regularly invite God to search our hearts and reveal any offensive ways. This openness allows for spiritual growth and alignment with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_divine_guidance.htm">The Importance of Divine Guidance</a></b><br>Recognizing our limitations, we must rely on God's guidance to lead us in the way everlasting. This requires humility and a willingness to follow His direction.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contrast_between_sinful_and_righteous_paths.htm">Contrast Between Sinful and Righteous Paths</a></b><br>The "offensive way" represents sin and separation from God, while the "way everlasting" signifies a life aligned with God's eternal purposes. We must choose daily to walk in righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_guidance.htm">The Role of Scripture in Guidance</a></b><br>Engaging with the Bible helps us discern God's path and avoid offensive ways. Scripture serves as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_139.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 139</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_plant_crops_in_a_famine.htm">What does orthokardia mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_ocd.htm">What does the Bible say about OCD?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_examen_prayer.htm">What is the Examen Prayer?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_considering_what's_right.htm">What does it mean to consider what is right?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/139.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Wicked way.</span>--The Hebrew may mean (after <a href="/1_chronicles/4-9.htm" title="And Jabez was more honorable than his brothers: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bore him with sorrow.">1Chronicles 4:9</a>; <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage wherein you were made to serve,">Isaiah 14:3</a>) <span class= "ital">way of sorrow, </span>or (after <a href="/isaiah/48-5.htm" title="I have even from the beginning declared it to you; before it came to pass I showed it you: lest you should say, My idol has done them, and my graven image, and my molten image, has commanded them.">Isaiah 48:5</a>) <span class= "ital">way of an idol, i.e., </span>idolatry, which is preferable.<p><span class= "bld">Way everlasting.</span>--Rather, here as in <a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm" title="Thus said the LORD, Stand you in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and you shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.">Jeremiah 6:16</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/18-15.htm" title="Because my people has forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the ancient paths, to walk in paths, in a way not cast up;">Jeremiah 18:15</a>, of the old, <span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the true, religion, <span class= "ital">in the ancient way. </span>The word rendered "everlasting" merely expresses <span class= "ital">indefinite </span>time, whether past or future. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/139.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And see if there be any wicked way in me</span>; literally, <span class="accented">any way of grief</span>. "Ways of grief" are ways which lead to grief, which involve either bitter repentance or severe chastisement. <span class="cmt_word">And lead me in the way everlasting</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. either "the way that leadeth to everlasting life," or "the good <span class="accented">old</span> way, the way that endures - the way of righteousness." David, with all his faults, is one of those who "hunger and thirst after righteousness" (<a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/139-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">See</span><br /><span class="heb">וּרְאֵ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·rə·’êh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">אִם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">there is any offensive</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֥צֶב</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·ṣeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6090.htm">Strong's 6090: </a> </span><span class="str2">An idol, pain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">way</span><br /><span class="heb">דֶּֽרֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(de·reḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in me;</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(bî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">lead me</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·nə·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5148.htm">Strong's 5148: </a> </span><span class="str2">To guide, to transport</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the way</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> </span><span class="str2">A road, a course of life, mode of action</span><br /><br /><span class="word">everlasting.</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/139-24.htm">Psalm 139:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/139-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 139:24 See if there is any wicked way (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/139-23.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 139:23"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 139:23" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/140-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 140:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 140:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>