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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 5:8 Parallel: Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/psalms/5-8.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/psalms/5-8.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/psalms/5-8.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Psalm 5:8</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/5-7.htm" title="Psalm 5:7">◄</a> Psalm 5:8 <a href="../psalms/5-9.htm" title="Psalm 5:9">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/5.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make your way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of my foes; Make Thy way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my adversaries; make Your way straight before me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You do what is right, and I ask you to guide me. Make your teaching clear because of my enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, I have so many enemies! Lead me to do your will; make your way plain for me to follow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who spy on me. Make your way in front of me smooth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your path straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me! </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/5.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/5.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/5.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/5.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness, because of my enemies; make thy way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/5.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/5.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Leade me O God in thy righteousnesse, because of myne enemies: make thy way playne before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/5.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />For there is no faithfulnesse in their mouthes: they dyssemble in their hertes:</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, lead me in Your righteousness, "" Because of those observing me, "" Make Your way straight before me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, guide me into thy justice, for sake of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 5:9>Lord, lead me in your justice. Because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In your awe, lead me, LORD JEHOVAH, and in your righteousness straighten your road in front of me, because of my enemies<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Lead me, O LORD, in thy reverence and righteousness; and because of mine enemies, make thy way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; Make Thy way straight before my face.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <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> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/psalms/5.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="5148: nə·ḥê·nî (V-Qal-Imp-ms:: 1cs) -- To lead, guide. A primitive root; to guide; by implication, to transport.">Lead me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ḇə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯe·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">in Your righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Prep) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/8324.htm" title="8324: šō·wr·rāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- To be hostile. A primitive root; to be hostile.">my enemies;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474: hō·šar (V-Hifil-Imp-ms) -- To be smooth, straight, or right. A primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be right, pleasant, prosperous.">make straight</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: dar·ke·ḵā (N-csc:: 2ms) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">Your way</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lə·p̄ā·nay (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">before me.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">O Jehovah</a><a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="5148. nachah (naw-khaw') -- to lead, guide">, lead</a><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness"> me in Thy righteousness</a><a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616. ma'an (mah'-an) -- purpose, intent">, Because of</a><a href="/hebrew/8324.htm" title="8324. sharar (shaw-rar') -- enemy "> those observing</a><a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474. yashar (yaw-shar') -- to be smooth, straight, or right"> me, Make straight</a><a href="/hebrew/9997.htm0"> before</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> me Thy way,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="יהוה np 3068"><span class="divineName">LORD</span></a> <a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="נחה_1 vqvms 5148">, lead</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="בְּ Pp"> in</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> Your</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="צְדָקָה ncfsc 6666"> righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="לְמַעַן Pp 4616">because of</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/8324.htm" title="שֹׁורֵר ncmpc 8324"> adversaries</a>; <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms">make Your</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbsc 1870"> way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="ישׁר vhvms 3474"> straight</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp"> before</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="פָּנֶה ncmpc 6440"></a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> me</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="5148. nachah (naw-khaw') -- to lead, guide">lead</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">me in Your righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616. ma'an (mah'-an) -- purpose, intent">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/7796b.htm" title="7796b">of my foes;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474. yashar (yaw-shar') -- to be smooth, straight, or right">Make</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">Your way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474. yashar (yaw-shar') -- to be smooth, straight, or right">straight</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440. paniym (paw-neem') -- face, faces">before</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="Strong's">me.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/5148.htm" title="5148. nachah (naw-khaw') -- to lead, guide">Lead</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068. Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- the proper name of the God of Israel">me, O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666. tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- righteousness">in thy righteousness</a> <a href="/hebrew/8324.htm" title="8324. sharar (shaw-rar') -- enemy ">because of mine enemies;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">make thy way</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474. yashar (yaw-shar') -- to be smooth, straight, or right">straight</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440. paniym (paw-neem') -- face, faces">before my face.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/5-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 5:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/5-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 5:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 5:9" /></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> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>