Psalm 23:3
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שׁוּב
shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); ...
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or menta...
יָלַךְ
yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
אֹרַח
ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
צְדָקָה
tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
שֵׁם
shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Key Terms in This Verse
שׁוּב shûwb
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again
Study H7725 →יָלַךְ yâlak
to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)
Study H3212 →אֹרַח ʼôrach
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
Study H734 →צְדָקָה tsᵉdâqâh
rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
Study H6666 →נֶפֶשׁ nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Study H5315 →שֵׁם shêm
an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
Study H8034 →Cross References
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do ...
For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.
Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.
Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: ...
O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together.
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
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