The Meaning of Psalms 25:5 Explained

Psalms 25:5

KJV: Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

YLT: Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

Darby: Make me to walk in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

ASV: Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Lead  me in thy truth,  and teach  me: for thou [art] the God  of my salvation;  on thee do I wait  all the day. 

What does Psalms 25:5 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 25:1-22 - A Prayer For Pardon And Protection
This is an acrostic or alphabetical psalm. The verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, to aid the memory. So also in Psalms 9:1-20; Psalms 10:1-18; Psalms 34:1-22; Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 111:1-10; Psalms 112:1-10; Psalms 119:1-176; Psalms 145:1-21. It repeats the same expressions several or more times, such as wait, Psalms 25:3; Psalms 25:5; Psalms 25:21; ashamed, Psalms 25:2-3; Psalms 25:20; and teach, Psalms 25:4-5; Psalms 25:8-9; Psalms 25:12.
Lift up your soul to God, that its darkness may flee before His light and your maladies be healed by His saving health. If you pray to be led and taught, be quiet and wait all the day, Psalms 25:5. The anointing that you have received is all that you require, 1 John 2:27. God's holiness is no barrier but an encouragement to repentant sinners. Notice therefore, Psalms 25:8, and compare with Matthew 9:13 and Luke 15:1. What will not God do for the Name! Isaiah 63:14; Isaiah 63:16; Ezekiel 36:22-23. For God's secrets, see Genesis 18:17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. Entrust God with the keeping of your soul and you will never be ashamed, Isaiah 49:23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 25

1  David's confidence in prayer
7  He prays for remission of sins
16  and for help in affliction

What do the individual words in Psalms 25:5 mean?

Lead me in Your truth and teach me for You [are] the God of my salvation On You I wait all the day
הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִי בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ ׀ וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי כִּֽי־ אַ֭תָּה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֑י אוֹתְךָ֥ קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם

הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִי  Lead  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: דָּרַךְ  
Sense: to tread, bend, lead, march.
בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ ׀  in  Your  truth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.
וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי  and  teach  me 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.
אַ֭תָּה  You  [are] 
Parse: Pronoun, second person masculine singular
Root: אַתְּ 
Sense: you (second pers.
אֱלֹהֵ֣י  the  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
יִשְׁעִ֑י  of  my  salvation 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: יֵשַׁע  
Sense: deliverance, salvation, rescue, safety, welfare.
אוֹתְךָ֥  On  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: אֵת 
Sense: with, near, together with.
קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי  I  wait 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: קָוָה 
Sense: to wait, look for, hope, expect.
הַיּֽוֹם  the  day 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.