God & Savior

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
Psalm 32:8
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Study notes

God promises to instruct, teach and counsel, keeping watch over the one He guides.

Explanation

Psalm 32 is about the joy of being forgiven (32:1-5). Here God Himself speaks, promising to teach the forgiven person how to live. "I will counsel you with My eye on you" describes watchful, personal guidance.

Original language
  • אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨׀ ('as.ki.le.Kha): be prudent
    Hebrew · Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H7919A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will instruct, give insight.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 32:8, word 1

  • וְֽאוֹרְךָ֗ (ve.'or.Kha): to show
    Hebrew · Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · Strong's H3384B · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will teach.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 32:8, word 2

  • אִֽיעֲצָ֖ה ('i.'a.Tzah): to advise
    Hebrew · Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · Strong's H3289 · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    I will counsel.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 32:8, word 6

  • עֵינִֽי ('ei.Ni): eye
    Hebrew · Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · Strong's H5869A · text: Leningrad Codex (as recorded in TAHOT)

    Eye.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAHOT: Translators Amalgamated Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Psalm 32:8, word 8

Cross-references
  • Psalm 32:1 · Surrounding passage

    Blessed is the one whose sin is forgiven.

  • Proverbs 3:5-6 · Same theme

    He will make your paths straight.

  • Isaiah 30:21 · Same theme

    This is the way; walk in it.

Sources

Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨׀ וְֽאוֹרְךָ֗ בְּדֶֽרֶךְ־ז֥וּ תֵלֵ֑ךְ אִֽיעֲצָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יךָ עֵינִֽי׃

  1. אַשְׂכִּֽילְךָ֨׀'as.ki.le.Kha“I will instruct you”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂכַל · “be prudent” · Strong's H7919A
  2. וְֽאוֹרְךָ֗ve.'or.Kha“and I will teach you”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרָה · “to show” · Strong's H3384B
  3. בְּדֶֽרֶךְ־be.de.rekh-“<in> [the] way”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  4. ז֥וּzu“which”
    Particle, relative · from זוּ · “this” · Strong's H2098
  5. תֵלֵ֑ךְte.Lekh“you will go”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
  6. אִֽיעֲצָ֖ה'i.'a.Tzah“I will counsel [you]”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, 1st person, common, singular · from יָעַץ · “to advise” · Strong's H3289
  7. עָלֶ֣יךָ'a.Lei.kha“[will be] on you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. עֵינִֽי׃'ei.Ni“eye my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “eye” · Strong's H5869A
  • Prepared by the God & Savior team. Not yet reviewed by an editor.
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)