Psalm 5:8
Modern Translations
New International Version
Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies-- make your way straight before me.

New Living Translation
Lead me in the right path, O LORD, or my enemies will conquer me. Make your way plain for me to follow.

English Standard Version
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before me.

Berean Study Bible
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.

New American Standard Bible
LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before me.

NASB 1995
O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my foes; Make Your way straight before me.

NASB 1977
O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of my foes; Make Thy way straight before me.

Amplified Bible
O LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight (direct, right) before me.

Christian Standard Bible
LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my adversaries; make your way straight before me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
LORD, lead me in Your righteousness because of my adversaries; make Your way straight before me.

Contemporary English Version
You do what is right, and I ask you to guide me. Make your teaching clear because of my enemies.

Good News Translation
LORD, I have so many enemies! Lead me to do your will; make your way plain for me to follow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
O LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who spy on me. Make your way in front of me smooth.

International Standard Version
LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your path straight before me.

NET Bible
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!
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

New King James Version
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; Make Your way straight before my face.

King James 2000 Bible
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before my face.

New Heart English Bible
Lead me, LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before me.

World English Bible
Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.

American King James Version
Lead me, O LORD, in your righteousness because of my enemies; make your way straight before my face.

American Standard Version
Lead me, O Jehovah, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; Make thy way straight before my face.

A Faithful Version
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make Your way straight before my face,

Darby Bible Translation
Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

English Revised Version
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way plain before my face.

Webster's Bible Translation
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness, because of my enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Leade me, O Lord, in thy righteousnes, because of mine enemies: make thy way plaine before my face.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Leade me O God in thy righteousnesse, because of myne enemies: make thy way playne before my face.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For there is no faithfulnesse in their mouthes: they dyssemble in their hertes:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
O YHWH, lead me in Your righteousness, "" Because of those observing me, "" Make Your way straight before me,

Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,

Smith's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, guide me into thy justice, for sake of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Conduct me, O Lord, in thy justice: because of my enemies, direct my way in thy sight.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Lord, lead me in your justice. Because of my enemies, direct my way in your sight.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In your awe, lead me, LORD JEHOVAH, and in your righteousness straighten your road in front of me, because of my enemies

Lamsa Bible
Lead me, O LORD, in thy reverence and righteousness; and because of mine enemies, make thy way straight before my face.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O LORD, lead me in Thy righteousness because of them that lie in wait for me; Make Thy way straight before my face.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face.
















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