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Psalms 139:24

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

KJV

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

ASV

וּ/רְאֵ֗ה אִם דֶּֽרֶךְ עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑/י וּ֝/נְחֵ֗/נִי בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ עוֹלָֽם

Hebrew

And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!

YLT

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

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
drk
noun · 709×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ם
m
verb · 38×
עֹֽצֶב
'tsb
noun · 4×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. David meditates on the omniscience and omnipresence of God. There is no place where God is not present, no thought which he does not know. The description of being fearfully and wonderfully made in the womb is a powerful testimony to God as Creator of each person. This knowledge is both comforting to the godly and terrifying to the w…

Cross-references

  • Col 2:6 — As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
  • Heb 12:15 — Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;
  • Jer 17:9 — The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
  • John 14:6 — Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
  • Matt 7:14 — Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
  • Prov 15:9 — The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.
  • Prov 15:24 — The way of life is above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
  • Prov 28:26 — He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
  • Ps 5:8 — Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
  • Ps 7:3 — O LORD my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
  • Ps 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
  • Ps 16:11 — Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
  • Ps 17:3 — Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
  • Ps 25:8 — Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
  • Ps 31:3 — For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
  • Ps 119:1 — Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
  • Ps 119:32 — I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
  • Ps 143:8 — Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
  • Ps 143:10 — Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
  • Ps 143:10 — Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
  • Rev 14:6 — And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,