11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 23:3
He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalm 23:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- KJV King James Version
- He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He restoreth my soul: He guideth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- He refreshes my soul, || He leads me in paths of righteousness || For His Name’s sake;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He revives me. He guides me along the right paths because that's the kind of person he is.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- My soul He refresheth, He leadeth me in paths of righteousness, For His name's sake,
- DBY Darby Translation
- He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 22:3 in this edition
- He hath converted my soul. He hath led me on the paths of justice, for his own name’s sake.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| נַפְשִׁ֥י | nap̄·šî | my soul | H5315 נֶ֫פֶשׁ soul |
| יְשׁוֹבֵ֑ב | yə·šō·w·ḇêḇ | He restores | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| יַֽנְחֵ֥נִי | yan·ḥê·nî | He guides me | H5148 נָחָה to lead |
| בְמַעְגְּלֵי־ | ḇə·ma‘·gə·lê- | in the paths | H4570 מַעְגָּל track |
| צֶ֝֗דֶק | ṣe·ḏeq | of righteousness | H6664 צֶ֫דֶק righteousness |
| לְמַ֣עַן | lə·ma·‘an | for the sake | H4616 מַ֫עַן because |
| שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | šə·mōw | of His name | H8034 שֵׁם name |
Related verses
- Isaiah 42:16
I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
- Psalm 31:3
For you are my rock and my fortress, therefore for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
- Psalm 19:7
Yahweh’s law is perfect, restoring the soul. Yahweh’s testimony is sure, making wise the simple.
- Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalm 143:8–10
Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you. Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
- Psalm 5:8
Lead me, Yahweh, in your righteousness because of my enemies. Make your way straight before my face.
- Psalm 51:12
Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.
- Job 33:30
to bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
- Proverbs 8:20
I walk in the way of righteousness, in the middle of the paths of justice;
- Proverbs 4:11
I have taught you in the way of wisdom. I have led you in straight paths.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.
3 He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil. My cup runs over.
Read all of Psalm 23 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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