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Teach me,הוֹרֵנִיYHWH,יְהוָהyour way,דַּרְכֶּךָand lead meוּנְחֵנִיon a levelבְּ מִישׁוֹרpathאֹרַחbecause ofלְמַעַןthose who lie in wait for me.שׁוֹרְרָי
Psalms 27:11
Study it in the app“Teach me, YHWH, your way, and lead me on a level path because of those who lie in wait for me.”
David asks for a level path while enemies lie in waitGod guides
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 27:11, word by word
- Teach meהוֹרֵhore
teach
To show someone the way he should go; to instruct him.
Where else “hore” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your wayדַּרְכֶּdarke
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “darke” appears- and lead meנְחֵneche
lead, guide
Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.
Where else “neche” appears- on a levelמִישׁוֹרmishor
plain
Ground without hills.
Where else “mishor” appears- pathאֹרַחorach
path
A road; or a way of life.
Where else “orach” appears- those who lie in wait for meשׁוֹרְרָshorra
watchful enemy, foe
One who lies in wait: an enemy who watches someone, waiting for the moment to do harm. It is used only in the Psalms.
Where else “shorra” appears
The context
10For my father and my mother have abandoned me, but YHWH will gather me in.
11 · This verse (above)
12Do not give me over to the desire of my adversaries, for there have risen against me witnesses of lies and one who breathes out violence.