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Psalms 143:10

143:9 Deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me. flee: Heb. hide me with thee
Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

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Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

Teach me to do your will; for you are my God: your spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

143:11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake: for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble.

What does Psalms 143:10 mean?

Psalms 143:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָמַד (lâmad), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), רָצוֹן (râtsôwn).

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Teachלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
me
to
doעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thy
will;רָצוֹןrâtsôwn/raw-tsone'/H7522delight (especially as shown)
for
thou
art
my
God:אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
thy
spiritרוּחַrûwach/roo'-akh/H7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
is
good;טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
leadנָחָהnâchâh/naw-khaw'/H5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
me
into
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
uprightness.מִישׁוֹרmîyshôwr/mee-shore'/H4334a level, i.e. a plain (often used (with the article prefix) as a proper name of certain districts); figuratively, concord; also straightness, i.e. (figuratively) justice (sometimes adverbially, justly)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 143:10.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 1:26

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

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What does Psalms 143:10 say?

Psalms 143:10 (King James Version) reads: "Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness."

Is Psalms 143:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 143:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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