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THE MESSAGE
Psalms 32:8
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I will instruct you and show you the way to go;with my eye on you, I will give counsel.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
The Lord says, "I will make you wise and show you where to go. I will guide you and watch over you.
I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
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.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
I will instruct thee, and teache thee in the way that thou shalt goe, and I will guide thee with mine eye.
I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go;I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
You said to me, "I will point out the road that you should follow. I will be your teacher and watch over you.
"I will instruct and teach you in this way that you are to go; I will give you counsel; my eyes will be watching you."
I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee.
The Lord says, "I will teach you and guide you in the way you should live. I will watch over you and be your guide.
I have made you to understand and have led you on the way which you shall take; I will follow you with my eyes.
The Lord says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go. I will advise you with my eye upon you.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye shall be on you.
Thou art my defence in the trouble that is come aboute me, O copasse thou me aboute also with the ioye of delyueraunce.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'
I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt goe: I will guide thee with mine eye.
I will geue thee wise instructions, and teach thee in the way wherin thou shalt go: & I wil guyde thee with mine eye.
I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Y schal yyue vnderstondyng to thee, and Y schal teche thee; in this weie in which thou schalt go, Y schal make stidefast myn iyen on thee.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will counsel you with my eye on you.
I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with my eye.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.
I will show you and teach you in the way you should go. I will tell you what to do with My eye upon you.
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.
(31-8) 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.
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
instruct: Psalms 34:11, Proverbs 3:1, Proverbs 4:1-13, Proverbs 8:10, Proverbs 8:11, Matthew 11:29
I will guide: etc. Heb. I will counsel thee, mine eye shall be upon thee, Psalms 25:9, Psalms 25:10, Psalms 33:18, Proverbs 3:5, Proverbs 3:6, Isaiah 49:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:7 - angel Genesis 24:48 - led me Genesis 26:3 - Sojourn Exodus 18:20 - the way Numbers 9:17 - and in the Numbers 9:22 - abode Numbers 10:31 - instead of eyes Deuteronomy 4:37 - in his sight 1 Samuel 23:2 - inquired 1 Kings 8:36 - thou teach Ezra 5:5 - But the eye Job 6:24 - Teach me Job 34:32 - which Psalms 25:12 - him Psalms 51:13 - Then Psalms 73:24 - Thou Psalms 119:133 - Order Psalms 121:4 - he that Psalms 143:8 - cause me Proverbs 2:9 - General Proverbs 8:20 - lead Isaiah 8:11 - instructed Isaiah 30:21 - when ye turn to the right Isaiah 48:17 - which leadeth Isaiah 58:11 - the Lord Isaiah 61:8 - I will direct Jeremiah 35:13 - Will Revelation 3:18 - counsel
Cross-References
And Jacob went his way. Angels of God met him. When Jacob saw them he said, "Oh! God's Camp!" And he named the place Mahanaim (Campground).
Then Jacob sent messengers on ahead to his brother Esau in the land of Seir in Edom. He instructed them: "Tell my master Esau this, ‘A message from your servant Jacob: I've been staying with Laban and couldn't get away until now. I've acquired cattle and donkeys and sheep; also men and women servants. I'm telling you all this, my master, hoping for your approval.'"
"Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I will instruct thee,.... Or "cause thee to understand" q. These are by many thought to be the words of the Lord, who gives to a man an understanding of spiritual things; he instructs by his providence, and even by afflictive dispensations of providence; and by his word, which is written for the learning of men, and is profitable for doctrine and instruction in righteousness, and by the ministers of it, who are therefore called instructors in Christ; and by his Spirit, when he instructs effectually and to purpose; by him he instructs men in the knowledge of themselves, and of himself in Christ, and of peace, pardon, righteousness, and salvation by Christ; and leads into all truth as it is in Jesus; and opens the understanding to understand the Scriptures, and the doctrines contained in them;
and teach thee in the way which shall go; the path of duty, from whence men are apt to wander; when the Lord hedges up the way they would go with thorny providences, and by his ministers, word, and Spirit, directs them in the right way; saying, this is the way, walk in it; and the way of truth, which is clearly pointed to in the Scriptures of truth, and by the Spirit of truth; and also the way of life and salvation by Christ, revealed in the Gospel and which the preachers of it show to the sons of men;
I will guide thee with mine eye; as a master guides his scholar; or as "mine eye" r: with as much care and tenderness as if thou wert the apple of mine eye; see Deuteronomy 32:10; or the words may be rendered, "I will counsel", or "give counsel"; as he does, who is wonderful in counsel, and that by his Son, who is the wonderful Counsellor; and by his word and testimonies, which are the delight of his people, and the men of their counsel: "mine eye [is] upon thee" s; as the eye of the Lord is upon the righteous, to watch over them for good, to provide for them, guide and direct them. These words may very well be considered as the words of David, in which he determines to act a part, agreeable to the title of the psalm, "Maschil"; which signifies instructing, or causing to understand; and as he thought himself bound in duty to do, under the influence of the grace and mercy he had received from the Lord, in the forgiveness of his sins; and which he elsewhere resolved to do in a like case, and which is an instance parallel to this,
Psalms 51:13; he here promises to "instruct" men in the way of attaining to the blessedness he had been speaking of, by directing them to take the steps he did; namely, to go to the, Lord, and acknowledge and confess their sins before him, when they might expect to find pardoning mercy and grace, as he did; and to "teach" them the way of their duty upon this, to fear the Lord and his goodness, and to serve him in righteousness and holiness all the days of their lives; and to "guide [them] with his eye"; by declaring to them the gracious experiences he had been favoured with, by telling them what he himself had seen and known.
q אשכילך "intellectum tibi dabo", V. L. Musculus; "intelligere faciam te", Pagninus, Montanus; so Ainsworth. r איעצה עליך עיני "consulam tibi sicut oculo meo", Drusius. s "Consulam, super te est oculus meus", Cocceius, Gejerus, Ainsworth; so the Targum.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I will instruct thee - Many interpreters have understood this to refer to God - as if he were now introduced as speaking, and as saying that he would be the guide of those who thus submitted to him, and who sought him by penitence and confession. But it is more natural to regard the psalmist as still speaking, and referring to his own experience as qualifying him to give counsel to others, showing them how they might find peace, and with what views and feelings they should come before God if they wished to secure his favor. He had himself learned by painful experience, and after much delay, how the favor of God was to be obtained, and how deliverance from the distressing consciousness of guilt was to be secured; and he regards himself as now qualified to teach others who are borne down with the same consciousness of guilt, and who are seeking deliverance, how they may find peace. It is an instance of one who, by personal experience, is fitted to give instruction to others; and the psalmist, in what follows, does merely what every converted man is qualified to do, and should do, by imparting valuable knowledge to those who are inquiring how they must be saved. Compare Psalms 51:12-13.
And teach thee in the way which thou shalt go - The way which you are to take to find pardon and peace; or, the way to God.
I will guide thee with mine eye - Margin, I will counsel thee, mine eye shall be upon thee. The margin expresses the sense of the Hebrew. The literal meaning is, “I will counsel thee; mine eye shall be upon thee.” DeWette, “my eye shall be directed toward thee.” The idea is that of one who is telling another what way he is to take in order that he may reach a certain place; and he says he will watch him, or will keep an eye upon him; he will not let him go wrong.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 32:8. I will instruct thee — These are probably the Lord's words to David. Seeing thou art now sensible of the mercy thou hast received from me, and art purposing to live to my glory, I will give thee all the assistance requisite. I will become thy Instructor, "and will teach thee," in all occurrences, "the way thou shouldst go." I will keep mine eyes upon thee, and thou shalt keep thine upon me: as I go, thou must follow me; and I will continually watch for thy good.
