11 Teach me your way,(A) Lord;
    lead me in a straight path(B)
    because of my oppressors.(C)

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Lead me, Lord, in your righteousness(A)
    because of my enemies—
    make your way straight(B) before me.

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11 Teach me your way,(A) Lord,
    that I may rely on your faithfulness;(B)
give me an undivided(C) heart,
    that I may fear(D) your name.

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Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.(A)
Guide me in your truth(B) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,(C)
    and my hope is in you(D) all day long.

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12 My feet stand on level ground;(A)
    in the great congregation(B) I will praise the Lord.

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For the Lord gives wisdom;(A)
    from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.(B)
He holds success in store for the upright,
    he is a shield(C) to those whose walk is blameless,(D)
for he guards the course of the just
    and protects the way of his faithful ones.(E)

Then you will understand(F) what is right and just
    and fair—every good path.

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20 Although the Lord gives you the bread(A) of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers(B) will be hidden(C) no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice(D) behind you, saying, “This is the way;(E) walk in it.”

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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,(A)
    for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way(B) I should go,
    for to you I entrust my life.(C)
Rescue me(D) from my enemies,(E) Lord,
    for I hide myself in you.
10 Teach me(F) to do your will,
    for you are my God;(G)
may your good Spirit
    lead(H) me on level ground.(I)

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10 I seek you with all my heart;(A)
    do not let me stray from your commands.(B)

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They plot injustice and say,
    “We have devised a perfect plan!”
    Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

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As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:

“A voice of one calling in the wilderness,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
    make straight paths for him.
Every valley shall be filled in,
    every mountain and hill made low.
The crooked roads shall become straight,
    the rough ways smooth.
And all people will see God’s salvation.’”[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5

12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?(A)
    He will instruct them in the ways(B) they should choose.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:12 Or ways he chooses

At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges(A) against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. Finally these men said, “We will never find any basis for charges against this man Daniel unless it has something to do with the law of his God.”(B)

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10 I hear many whispering,
    “Terror(A) on every side!
    Denounce(B) him! Let’s denounce him!”
All my friends(C)
    are waiting for me to slip,(D) saying,
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
    then we will prevail(E) over him
    and take our revenge(F) on him.”

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And a highway(A) will be there;
    it will be called the Way of Holiness;(B)
    it will be for those who walk on that Way.
The unclean(C) will not journey on it;
    wicked fools will not go about on it.

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All day long they twist my words;(A)
    all their schemes are for my ruin.
They conspire,(B) they lurk,
    they watch my steps,(C)
    hoping to take my life.(D)

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Let evil recoil(A) on those who slander me;
    in your faithfulness(B) destroy them.

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Paying Taxes to Caesar(A)

20 Keeping a close watch on him, they sent spies, who pretended to be sincere. They hoped to catch Jesus in something he said,(B) so that they might hand him over to the power and authority of the governor.(C)

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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
    but the path of the upright is a highway.

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To the discerning all of them are right;
    they are upright to those who have found knowledge.

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He guides(A) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them(B) his way.

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