Psalm 25:8–9
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25:8The Lord is both kind and fair;10
that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.11
25:9May he show12 the humble what is right!13
May he teach14 the humble his way!
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- 10 Heb “good and just.”
- 11 Heb “teaches sinners in the way.”
- 12 The prefixed verbal form is jussive; the psalmist expresses his prayer.
- 13 Heb “may he guide the humble into justice.” The Hebrew term עֲנָוִים (’anavim, “humble”) usually refers to the oppressed, but in this context, where the psalmist confesses his sin and asks for moral guidance, it apparently refers to sinners who humble themselves before God and seek deliverance from their sinful condition.
- 14 The prefixed verbal form is interpreted as a jussive (it stands parallel to the jussive form, “may he guide”).
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He leads the humble in what is right,
and teaches the humble his way.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord is good and upright;
therefore he shows sinners the way.
He leads the humble in what is right
and teaches them his way.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
NLTNew Living Translation
The Lord is good and does what is right;
he shows the proper path to those who go astray.
He leads the humble in doing right,
teaching them his way.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Good and right is Yahweh;
therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
He causes the humble to walk in justice,
and teaches the humble his way.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Good and upright is the Lord:
Therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
The meek will he guide in judgment:
And the meek will he teach his way.
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