Psalms 139:24

139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. wicked: Heb. way of pain, or, grief

KJV

See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

What does Psalms 139:24 mean?

Psalms 139:24 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָאָה (râʼâh), עֹצֶב (ʻôtseb), דֶּרֶךְ (derek).

Hebrew interlinear

And

seeרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

there

any

wickedעֹצֶבʻôtseb/o'-tseb/H6090an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental)

wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

me,

and

leadנָחָהnâchâh/naw-khaw'/H5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)

the

wayדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

everlasting.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

wicked:

Heb.

way

pain,

or,

grief

Topics

Self-Examination Sin

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:24.

Exodus 13:17

And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt:

Exodus 13:21

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Genesis 13:15

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 24:27

And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.

Genesis 24:48

And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

Genesis 6:12

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

Genesis 9:16

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 139:24 say?

Psalms 139:24 (King James Version) reads: "And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. wicked: Heb. way of pain, or, grief"

Is Psalms 139:24 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:24 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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