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Salmos 86:11
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Enséñame, oh Señor , tu camino; andaré en tu verdad; unifica mi corazón para que tema tu nombre.
Ens��ame, oh Jehov�, tu camino; caminar� yo en tu verdad: Consolida mi coraz�n para que tema tu nombre.
Ens��ame, oh SE�OR, tu camino; caminar� yo en tu verdad; afirma mi coraz�n para que tema tu nombre.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Teach: Psalms 5:8, Psalms 25:4, Psalms 25:12, Psalms 27:11, Psalms 119:33, Psalms 119:73, Psalms 143:8-10, Job 34:32, John 6:45, John 6:46, Ephesians 4:21
I will: Psalms 26:3, Psalms 119:30, Malachi 2:6, 2 John 1:4, 3 John 1:3, 3 John 1:4
unite: Jeremiah 32:38, Jeremiah 32:39, Hosea 10:2, Hosea 14:8, Zephaniah 1:5, Matthew 6:22-24, John 17:20, John 17:21, Acts 2:46, 1 Corinthians 6:17, 1 Corinthians 10:21, 2 Corinthians 11:3, Colossians 3:17, Colossians 3:22, Colossians 3:23
Reciprocal: Genesis 5:22 - General Exodus 33:13 - show 1 Samuel 18:1 - the soul of Jonathan 1 Chronicles 12:17 - heart Psalms 119:12 - teach Psalms 119:26 - teach Jeremiah 42:3 - General Acts 9:31 - and walking Ephesians 6:5 - in
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Teach me thy way, O Lord,.... The methods of thy grace, which thou hast taken, and dost take, in the salvation of men, in the contrivance, impetration, and application of it; or the way which thou hast marked out for thy people to walk in, the way of thy commandments: each of these the psalmist had knowledge of before; but he desires to be more and more instructed therein, as every good man does; see
Psalms 25:4.
I will walk in thy truth; in Christ, the truth of types, and by whom grace and truth came, and who is truth itself, and the true way to eternal life; and to walk in him is to walk by faith in him, in hope of eternal happiness through him, John 1:17 or in the truth of the Gospel, of Gospel doctrine, Gospel worship, and Gospel conversation; to walk in it is to walk becoming it, and abide by it, its truths and ordinances; see 2 John 1:4
unite my heart to fear thy name; there must be an heart given to man to fear the Lord; for the fear of the Lord is not naturally in their hearts, or before their eyes; and they should have, not a divided and distracted heart, an heart divided between God and the world, between the fear of God and the fear of man; but a heart united to the Lord, that cleaves to him, and him only; a single and a sincere heart; a heart that has a single view to his glory, and a sincere affection for him; and such a heart the Lord has promised to give to his people, in order to fear him, Jeremiah 32:39.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Teach me thy way, O Lord - That is, in the present emergency. Show me what thou wouldst have me to do that I may obtain thy favor, and thy gracious help.
I will walk in thy truth - I will live and act in accordance with what thou dost declare to be true. Whatever that may be, I will pursue it, having no will of my own.
Unite my heart to fear thy name - That is, to worship, obey, and honor thee.
(a) The end which he desired to secure was that he might truly fear God, or properly reverence and honor him;
(b) the means which he saw to be necessary for this was that his “heart” might be “united” in this one great object; that is, that his heart might be single in its views and purposes; that there might be no distracting purposes; that one great aim might be always before him.
The word rendered “unite” - יחד yāchad - occurs as a verb only in three places. In Genesis 49:6, it is rendered united: “Unto their assembly, mine honor, be not thou united.” In Isaiah 14:20, it is translated joined: “Thou shalt not be joined with them.” The adverb - יחד yachad, occurs often, and is rendered together, Genesis 13:6; Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:8,Genesis 22:19; Genesis 36:7; et saepe. The idea is that of union, or conjunction; of being together; of constituting one; and this is accomplished in the heart when there is one great ruling object before the mind which nothing is allowed to interfere with. It may be added, that there is no more appropriate prayer which a man can offer than that his heart may have such a unity of purpose, and that nothing may be allowed to interfere with that one supreme purpose.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 86:11. Teach me thy way — Instruct me in the steps I should take; for without thy teaching I must go astray.
Unite my heart — יחד לבבי yached lebabi, join all the purposes, resolutions, and affections of my heart together, to fear and to glorify thy name. This is a most important prayer. A divided heart is a great curse; scattered affections are a miserable plague. When the heart is not at unity with itself, the work of religion cannot go on. Indecision of mind and division of affections mar any work. The heart must be one, that the work may be one. If this be wanting, all is wrong. This is a prayer which becomes the mouth of every Christian.
