Psalms 25:4 meaning and explanation

Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.

Psalms 25:4, Berean Standard Bible

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David, likely facing enemies and his own past failures, asks God to show him the way forward. The two lines say nearly the same thing, a Hebrew poetic pattern that intensifies the request: “ways” (derek) means a manner of life or course of action, and “paths” suggests the specific track one walks day by day.

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