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I will advise you and watch over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with my eye on you, I will give counsel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and show you the way to go; with My eye on you, I will give counsel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You said to me, "I will point out the road that you should follow. I will be your teacher and watch over you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />[The LORD says,] "I will instruct you. I will teach you the way that you should go. I will advise you as my eyes watch over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you concerning the path you should walk; I will direct you with my eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with my eye.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I cause you to act wisely, "" And direct you in the way that you go, "" I cause My eye to take counsel concerning you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will make thee wise, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel mine eyes upon thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will give thee understanding, and I will instruct thee in this way, in which thou shalt go: I will fix my eyes upon thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 31:8>I will give you understanding, and I will instruct you in this way, in which you will walk. I will fix my eyes upon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will instruct you and show you the way you should walk, give you counsel with my eye upon you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have made you to understand and have led you on the way which you shall take; I will follow you with my eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For I shall teach you; I shall make known to you the way in which to go and I shall set my eyes upon you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/32-8.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=3451" 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/32.htm">The Providence of God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7919.htm" title="7919: ’aś·kî·lə·ḵā (V-Hifil-Imperf.h-1cs:: 2ms) -- To be, circumspect, intelligent. A primitive root; to be circumspect and hence, intelligent.">I will instruct you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="3384: wə·’ō·wr·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjImperf.h-1cs:: 2ms) -- Or yara; a primitive root; properly, to flow as water; transitively, to lay or throw; figuratively, to point out, to teach.">and teach</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bə·ḏe·reḵ- (Prep-b:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">you the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/2098.htm" title="2098: zū (Pro-r) -- This, which, who. For zeh; this or that."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: ṯê·lêḵ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">you should go;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3289.htm" title="3289: ’î·‘ă·ṣāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To advise, counsel. A primitive root; to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve.">I will give you counsel</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nî (N-csc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">and watch</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Do not be like the horse or mule, which have no understanding; they must be controlled with bit and bridle to make them come to you.…<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="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<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="/james/1-5.htm">James 1:5</a></span><br />Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-13.htm">John 16:13</a></span><br />However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8-9</a></span><br />Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way. / He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.<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="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a></span><br />But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/73-24.htm">Psalm 73:24</a></span><br />You guide me with Your counsel, and later receive me in glory.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-9.htm">Proverbs 16:9</a></span><br />A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></span><br />I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-3.htm">John 10:3-4</a></span><br />The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen for his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. / When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-12.htm">Psalm 25:12</a></span><br />Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/2-12.htm">1 Corinthians 2:12-13</a></span><br />We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. / And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Psalm 37:23-24</a></span><br />The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey. / Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></span><br />The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will guide you with my eye.</p><p class="hdg">instruct</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-11.htm">Psalm 34:11</a></b></br> Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-1.htm">Proverbs 3:1</a></b></br> My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/4-1.htm">Proverbs 4:1-13</a></b></br> Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding… </p><p class="hdg">I will guide [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-9.htm">Psalm 25:9,10</a></b></br> The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Psalm 33:18</a></b></br> Behold, the eye of the LORD <i>is</i> upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-5.htm">Proverbs 2:5,6</a></b></br> Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Act</a> <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/10-17.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/14-15.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/psalms/31-3.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/psalms/25-12.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/psalms/27-11.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/psalms/27-11.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/14-2.htm">Wisely</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Act</a> <a href="/psalms/35-1.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/33-10.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/psalms/33-18.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/psalms/44-9.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/psalms/43-3.htm">Guide</a> <a href="/psalms/105-22.htm">Instruct</a> <a href="/psalms/34-11.htm">Teach</a> <a href="/psalms/45-4.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/psalms/33-14.htm">Watch</a> <a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/36-3.htm">Wisely</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Blessedness consists in remission of sins</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Confession of sins gives ease to the conscience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">God's promises bring joy</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/32.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/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's role as a divine teacher and guide. In the biblical context, instruction and teaching are often associated with wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, where the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The phrase suggests a personal relationship between God and the believer, where God actively participates in guiding one's life. Historically, the Israelites relied on God's guidance through the Law and the prophets. This guidance is not just about moral or ethical living but encompasses the entirety of one's life journey. The "way you should go" can be seen as a metaphor for living according to God's will, aligning with the paths of righteousness mentioned in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>. This phrase also foreshadows the role of Jesus Christ as the ultimate teacher and guide, who declared Himself to be "the way, the truth, and the life" (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>).<p><b>I will give you counsel and watch over you.</b><br>Here, the promise of counsel indicates God's willingness to provide wisdom and understanding, akin to the role of the Holy Spirit, who is described as the Counselor in <a href="/john/14-26.htm">John 14:26</a>. The assurance of being watched over reflects God's protective nature, reminiscent of the shepherd imagery found in <a href="/psalms/23.htm">Psalm 23</a>, where God is portrayed as a shepherd who watches over His flock. This phrase underscores the intimate care and attention God provides, ensuring that the believer is not left to navigate life's challenges alone. The historical context of ancient Israel, where kings and leaders often sought divine counsel through prophets, highlights the importance of seeking God's guidance. The promise of watchfulness also connects to the New Testament, where Jesus assures His followers of God's constant presence, as seen in <a href="/matthew/28-20.htm">Matthew 28:20</a>, "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/32.htm">Psalm 32</a>, David is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his deep relationship with God, his psalms, and his reign as king of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this verse, offering guidance and counsel to the believer. God is portrayed as a personal and caring guide.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom many of the Psalms were originally directed, representing God's chosen people and often serving as a metaphor for the believer's journey.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_guidance.htm">Divine Guidance</a></b><br>God promises to instruct and teach us, indicating His active role in our lives. We should seek His guidance in prayer and through His Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_relationship.htm">Personal Relationship</a></b><br>The verse highlights a personal relationship with God, where He is not distant but actively involved in our daily decisions and paths.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_counsel.htm">Trust in God's Counsel</a></b><br>Trusting in God's counsel requires humility and a willingness to submit to His wisdom over our own understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_watchful_care.htm">God's Watchful Care</a></b><br>The promise that God will watch over us assures us of His protection and care, encouraging us to walk confidently in His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_listening.htm">Active Listening</a></b><br>We must cultivate an attitude of listening and obedience to God's instructions, being attentive to His voice through Scripture and prayer.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_god_guiding_my_actions.htm">Is God guiding me to take a specific action?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_handle_negativity.htm">What does the Bible say about handling negativity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_nature_of_divine_guidance.htm">What is the nature of divine guidance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_seven_penitential_psalms.htm">What are the seven Penitential Psalms?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">I will guide thee with mine eye.</span>--The Hebrew may be rendered either "I will advise--with mine eye upon thee," or "I will fix mine eye upon thee," which is the translation by the LXX., and to be preferred. This verse changes so abruptly to the first person that it is better, with most of the old interpreters and, among moderns, with Ewald, Hitzig, and Reuss, to suppose them the words of deliverance that sound so sweet in the psalmist's ears.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 8, 9.</span> - St. Jerome, and others after him, including Dr. Kay, have regarded this passage as an utterance of God, who first admonishes David, and then passes on to an admonition of the Israelites generally. But such a sudden intrusion of a Divine utterance, without any notice of a change of speaker, is without parallel in the Psalms, and should certainly not be admitted without some plain necessity. Here is no necessity at all. The words are quite suitable in the mouth of David, as an admonition to the Israelites of his time; they accord with the title, which he himself seems to have prefixed to the psalm, and explain it; and they fulfil the promise made in <a href="/psalms/51-15.htm">Psalm 51:15</a>. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt</span> <span class="cmt_word">go.</span> We must suppose the "godly man" of ver. 6 addressed, if we regard David as the speaker. Such a man was not beyond the need of instruction and teaching, since he was liable to sins of infirmity, and even to grievous falls, as had been seen by David's example. <span class="cmt_word">I will guide thee with mine</span> <span class="cmt_word">eye;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I will keep watch over thee with mine eye, and guide thee as I see to be necessary." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/32-8.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">I will instruct you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(’aś·kî·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7919.htm">Strong's 7919: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, circumspect, intelligent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and teach</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאוֹרְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ō·wr·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm">Strong's 3384: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you the way</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּדֶֽרֶךְ־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏe·reḵ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular<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">you should go;</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵלֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·lêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will give you counsel</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽיעֲצָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(’î·‘ă·ṣāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3289.htm">Strong's 3289: </a> </span><span class="str2">To advise, to deliberate, resolve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] watch</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over you.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/32-8.htm">Psalm 32:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/32-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/32-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 32:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 32:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/32-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 32:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 32:9" /></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>