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Psalms 23:3

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He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
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  1. Isaiah 42:16Rank 1 from verse 3
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    16And 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 unto them, and not forsake them.

  2. Psalms 31:3Rank 2 from verse 3
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    3For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name’s sake lead me, and guide me.

  3. Psalms 19:7Rank 3 from verse 3
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    7The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

  4. Psalms 51:10Rank 4 from verse 3
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    10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

  5. Psalms 143:8–10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.

    9Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.

    10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

  6. Psalms 5:8Rank 6 from verse 3
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    8Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.

  7. Psalms 51:12Rank 7 from verse 3
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    12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

  8. Job 33:30Rank 8 from verse 3
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    30To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

  9. Proverbs 8:20Rank 9 from verse 3
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    20I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

  10. Revelation 3:19Rank 10 from verse 3
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    19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.

  11. Proverbs 4:11Rank 11 from verse 3
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    11I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in right paths.

  12. Micah 7:18–19Rank 12 from verse 3
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    18Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.

    19He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.

  13. Psalms 79:9Rank 13 from verse 3
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    9Help 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.

  14. Psalms 85:13Rank 14 from verse 3
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    13Righteousness shall go before him; and shall set us in the way of his steps.

  15. Psalms 119:176Rank 15 from verse 3
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    176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

  16. Psalms 85:4–7Rank 16 from verse 3
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    4Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.

    5Wilt thou be angry with us for ever? wilt thou draw out thine anger to all generations?

    6Wilt thou not revive us again: that thy people may rejoice in thee?

    7Shew us thy mercy, O Lord, and grant us thy salvation.

  17. Ezekiel 20:14Rank 17 from verse 3
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    14But I wrought for my name’s sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

  18. Hosea 14:4–9Rank 18 from verse 3
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    4¶ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: for mine anger is turned away from him.

    5I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

    6His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

    7They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.

    8Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

    9Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.

  19. Jeremiah 32:37–42Rank 19 from verse 3
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    37Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwell safely:

    38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:

    39And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:

    40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.

    41Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

    42For thus saith the Lord; Like as I have brought all this great evil upon this people, so will I bring upon them all the good that I have promised them.

  20. Jeremiah 31:8Rank 20 from verse 3
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    8Behold, 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: a great company shall return thither.

  21. Psalms 34:3Rank 21 from verse 3
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    3O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

  22. Micah 7:8–9Rank 22 from verse 3
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    8¶ Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me.

    9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.

  23. Ephesians 1:6Rank 23 from verse 3
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    6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

  24. Luke 22:31–32Rank 24 from verse 3
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    31¶ And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:

    32But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

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Psalms 23:3

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

leadeth

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Third-person singular present form of lead, meaning to guide, conduct, or go before.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

paths

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1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

sake

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Cause, account, purpose, interest, or benefit; used in phrases meaning because of or for the benefit of someone or something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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23:1THE Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

23:2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

23:3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

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23:4Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

23:5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

23:6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

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