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Teach me,הוֹרֵנִיYHWH,יְהוָהyour way;דַּרְכֶּךָI will walkאֲהַלֵּךְin your truth;בַּאֲמִתֶּךָuniteיַחֵדmy heartלְבָבִיto fearלְיִרְאָהyour name.שְׁמֶךָ
Psalms 86:11
Study it in the app“Teach me, YHWH, your way; I will walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 86:11, 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- I will walkאֲהַלֵּךְahalech
walk
Literally "to go": to live a certain way, as Enoch with Elohim.
Where else “ahalech” appears- in your truthאֲמִתֶּamite
truth
What corresponds to the facts, what is so and not otherwise.
Where else “amite” appears- uniteיַחֵדyached
be united
Join, become one with.
Where else “yached” appears- my heartלְבָבִlevavi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levavi” appears- to fearיִרְאָהyira
revere
To revere God, or honor one's parents.
Where else “yira” appears- your nameשְׁמֶsheme
name of YHWH
YHWH's name: himself, as he makes himself known.
Where else “sheme” appears
Translation note
“Unite my heart”: it can be understood as “let it not be divided, let it have a single desire.”
The context
10For you are great and one who does wonders; you are Elohim, you alone.
11 · This verse (above)
12I will give you thanks, Adonai my Elohim, with all my heart, and I will honor your name forever.