The Meaning of Psalms 25:4 Explained

Psalms 25:4

KJV: Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

YLT: Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.

Darby: Make me to know thy ways, O Jehovah; teach me thy paths.

ASV: Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Shew  me thy ways,  O LORD;  teach  me thy paths. 

What does Psalms 25:4 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 25:4 mean?

Your ways Yahweh Show me Your paths Teach me
דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי

דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ  Your  ways 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
יְ֭הוָה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי  Show  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ  Your  paths 
Parse: Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֹרַח  
Sense: way, path.
לַמְּדֵֽנִי  Teach  me 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: לָמַד  
Sense: to learn. teach, exercise in.