The Meaning of Psalms 86:11 Explained

Psalms 86:11

KJV: Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

YLT: Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name.

Darby: Teach me thy way, Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.

ASV: Teach me thy way, O Jehovah; I will walk in thy truth: Unite my heart to fear thy name.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Teach  me thy way,  O LORD;  I will walk  in thy truth:  unite  my heart  to fear  thy name. 

What does Psalms 86:11 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
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fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Context Summary

Psalms 86:1-17 - A Prayer To The God Of Mercy
This psalm is largely composed of quotations. When the soul is in great need, it is not concerned with inventing new forms of address to God, but avails itself of well-known and well-worn phrases. Our Lord in Gethsemane "prayed the same words." The background of the psalm is faith which reckons on God's goodness. Thou art good, Psalms 86:5; thou art great, Psalms 86:10; thou art merciful and gracious, Psalms 86:15. Be sure to build prayer upon the revelation of God's nature as given by Christ.
Psalms 86:1-5. That we are indeed poor and needy is our strongest plea with God. That we are holy is true only so far as we present Christ as our righteousness. That we cry all the day is a plea which God honors. But the best of all is the plenteousness of His lovingkindness.
Psalms 86:6-13. Again, in this strophe, there is the cry of need; and faith is helped by remembering that God's power is sufficient. God is so great that He can include our little life in His microscopic care.
Psalms 86:14-17. We can readily imagine the rabble that beset the psalmist, for we are similarly beset; but nearer than they can come is the calm and holy inner presence of God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 86

1  David strengthens his prayer by the consciousness of his religion
5  By the goodness and power of God
11  He desires the continuance of former grace
14  Complaining of the proud, he craves some token of God's goodness

What do the individual words in Psalms 86:11 mean?

Teach me Yahweh Your way I will walk in Your truth Unite my heart to fear Your name
ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ יַחֵ֥ד לְ֝בָבִ֗י לְיִרְאָ֥ה שְׁמֶֽךָ

ה֘וֹרֵ֤נִי  Teach  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: יׄורֶה 
Sense: to throw, shoot, cast, pour.
יְהוָ֨ה ׀  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
דַּרְכֶּ֗ךָ  Your  way 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דֶּרֶךְ  
Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner.
אֲהַלֵּ֥ךְ  I  will  walk 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בַּאֲמִתֶּ֑ךָ  in  Your  truth 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אֱמֶת  
Sense: firmness, faithfulness, truth.
יַחֵ֥ד  Unite 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: יָחַד  
Sense: to join, unite, be joined, be united.
לְ֝בָבִ֗י  my  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: לֵבָב  
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, soul, understanding.
לְיִרְאָ֥ה  to  fear 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person feminine singular
Root: יָרֵא 
Sense: to fear, revere, be afraid.
שְׁמֶֽךָ  Your  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.