The Meaning of Psalms 143:10 Explained

Psalms 143:10

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

YLT: Teach me to do Thy good pleasure, For Thou art my God -- Thy Spirit is good, Lead me into a land of uprightness.

Darby: Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: let thy good Spirit lead me in a plain country.

ASV: Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 143:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 143:1-12 - The Cry Of The Thirsty Soul
This psalm falls into four stanzas of three verses each. Complaint, Psalms 143:1-3. Though the enemy has resorted to unwarrantable violence, David realized that his past had been by no means immaculate. The holiest have least confidence in themselves, Job 9:3; Philippians 3:7. Bernard of Clairvaux said: "So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot answer even for my righteousness." There is no judgment or condemnation for those who are in Christ, because they were judged in Him. Now God's justice is on our side, 1 John 1:9.
Depression, Psalms 143:4-6. Those capable of the sunny heights are capable of the lowest depths. Memory, meditation, and musing often lead to melancholy. But reach out after God. To thirst for Him is to have Him. To desire is to possess. Entreaty, Psalms 143:7-9. Hear me; cause me to hear; cause me to know; deliver me. Docility, Psalms 143:10-12 : We can trust ourselves absolutely to be led by God's Spirit, because He is good and He brings the soul out of trouble into the land of uprightness, Romans 8:14. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 143

1  David prays for favor in judgment
3  He complains of his grief
5  He strengthens his faith by meditation and prayer
7  He prays for grace
9  For deliverance
10  For sanctification
12  For destruction of his enemies

What do the individual words in Psalms 143:10 mean?

Teach me to do Your will for You [are] my God Your Spirit [is] good Lead me in the land of uprightness
לַמְּדֵ֤נִי ׀ לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת רְצוֹנֶךָ֮ כִּֽי־ אַתָּ֪ה אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י רוּחֲךָ֥ טוֹבָ֑ה תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִישֽׁוֹר

לַמְּדֵ֤נִי ׀  Teach  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
לַֽעֲשׂ֣וֹת  to  do 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
רְצוֹנֶךָ֮  Your  will 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
אַתָּ֪ה  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
אֱל֫וֹהָ֥י  my  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֱלֹוהַּ  
Sense: God.
רוּחֲךָ֥  Your  Spirit  [is] 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
טוֹבָ֑ה  good 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
תַּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי  Lead  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular, first person common singular
Root: נָחָה  
Sense: to lead, guide.
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ  in  the  land 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
מִישֽׁוֹר  of  uprightness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִישֹׁור  
Sense: level place, uprightness.