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Tuesday, November 26th, 2024
the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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New Living Translation

Psalms 32:8

The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Righteous;   Wisdom;   Scofield Reference Index - Forgiveness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Guidance, Divine;   Promises, Divine;   Teacher, Divine;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Eye, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Guidance;   Knowledge;   Mind;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Counselor;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Maschil;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Counselor;   Eye;   Maschil;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Blessedness;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Mouth;   Psalms;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bless;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Eye;   Eyelids;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Eye;   Guide;   Psalms, Book of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 6;   Every Day Light - Devotion for July 26;   Today's Word from Skip Moen - Devotion for February 5;  

Parallel Translations

English Revised Version
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Update Bible Version
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go: I will counsel you with my eye on you.
New Century Version
The Lord says, "I will make you wise and show you where to go. I will guide you and watch over you.
New English Translation
I will instruct and teach you about how you should live. I will advise you as I look you in the eye.
Webster's Bible Translation
I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with my eye.
World English Bible
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
Amplified Bible
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.
English Standard Version
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
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.
Berean Standard Bible
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
Contemporary English Version
You said to me, "I will point out the road that you should follow. I will be your teacher and watch over you.
American Standard Version
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee.
Bible in Basic English
I will give you knowledge, teaching you the way to go; my eye will be your guide.
Complete Jewish Bible
"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."
Darby Translation
I will instruct thee and teach thee the way in which thou shalt go; I will counsel [thee] with mine eye upon thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go; I will give counsel, Mine eye being upon thee.'
King James Version (1611)
I will instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which thou shalt goe: I will guide thee with mine eye.
New Life Bible
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.
New Revised Standard
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I will instruct thee, and teache thee in the way that thou shalt goe, and I will guide thee with mine eye.
George Lamsa Translation
I have made you to understand and have led you on the way which you shall take; I will follow you with my eyes.
Good News Translation
The Lord says, "I will teach you the way you should go; I will instruct you and advise you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I will make thee discreet, I will point out to thee the way which thou must go, I will fix upon thee mine eye.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(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.
Revised Standard Version
I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I will geue thee wise instructions, and teach thee in the way wherin thou shalt go: & I wil guyde thee with mine eye.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: I will fix mine eyes upon thee.
Christian Standard Bible®
I will instruct you and show you the way to go;with my eye on you, I will give counsel.
Hebrew Names Version
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you shall go. I will counsel you with my eye on you.
King James Version
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.
Lexham English Bible
I will instruct you and teach you in the way that you should go. I will advise you with my eye upon you.
Literal Translation
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye shall be on you.
Young's Literal Translation
I cause thee to act wisely, And direct thee in the way that thou goest, I cause mine eye to take counsel concerning thee.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou art my defence in the trouble that is come aboute me, O copasse thou me aboute also with the ioye of delyueraunce.
THE MESSAGE
Let me give you some good advice; I'm looking you in the eye and giving it to you straight:
New American Standard Bible
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will advise you with My eye upon you.
New King James Version
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.
Legacy Standard Bible
I will give you insight and teach you in the way which you should go;I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

Contextual Overview

7 For you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory. Interlude 8 The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. 9 Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control." 10 Many sorrows come to the wicked, but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the Lord . 11 So rejoice in the Lord and be glad, all you who obey him! Shout for joy, all you whose hearts are pure!

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

Genesis 32:1
As Jacob started on his way again, angels of God came to meet him.
Genesis 32:3
Then Jacob sent messengers ahead to his brother, Esau, who was living in the region of Seir in the land of Edom.
Matthew 10:16
"Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.

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.


 
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