The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, from the land of my family and my birth, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your descendants I will give this land’—He will send His angel before you [to guide you], and you will take a wife from there for my son [and bring her here].

“You in Your lovingkindness and goodness have led the people whom You have redeemed; In Your strength You have guided them with care to Your holy habitation.

that He may guide our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways [following Him] and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His precepts which He commanded our fathers.

Then David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and courageous, and take action; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you nor abandon you [but will guide you in the construction] until you have finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.

(But from my youth the orphan grew up with me as with a father, And from my mother’s womb I have been the widow’s guide),

“Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide [the stars of] the Bear with her sons?

The Lord, the Psalmist’s Shepherd.

A Psalm of David.

The Lord is my Shepherd [to feed, to guide and to shield me], I shall not want.

Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You [and only You] I wait [expectantly] all the day long.

Yes, You are my rock and my fortress; For Your name’s sake You will lead me and guide me.

And in Your majesty ride on triumphantly For the cause of truth and humility and righteousness; Let Your right hand guide You to awesome things.

For this is God, Our God forever and ever; He will be our guide even until death.

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, For You will judge the people fairly And guide the nations on earth. Selah.

The Reign of the Righteous King.

A Psalm of Solomon.

Give the king [knowledge of] Your judgments, O God, And [the spirit of] Your righteousness to the king’s son [to guide all his ways].

You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to honor and glory.

We do not see our symbols; There is no longer any prophet [to guide us], Nor does any among us know for how long.

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens And by His [unlimited] power He guided the south wind.

But God led His own people forward like sheep And guided them in the wilderness like [a good shepherd with] a flock.

So David shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart; And guided them with his skillful hands.

Then they were glad because of the calm, And He guided them to their desired haven (harbor).

Meditations and Prayers Relating to the Law of God.

Aleph.

How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless], Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord.

Then I will not be ashamed When I look [with respect] to all Your commandments [as my guide].

Gimel.

Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word [treasuring it and being guided by it day by day].

My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction) And do not reject the teaching of your mother;

When you walk about, they (the godly teachings of your parents) will guide you; When you sleep, they will keep watch over you; And when you awake, they will talk to you.

The Wiles of the Prostitute

My son, keep my words And treasure my commandments within you [so they are readily available to guide you].

The lips of the righteous feed and guide many, But fools [who reject God and His wisdom] die for lack of understanding.

The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.

The righteous man is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.

For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles]; Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and others].

I explored with my mind how to gratify myself with wine while [at the same time] having my mind remain steady and guide me wisely; and how to take control of foolishness, until I could see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.

“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know; I will guide them in paths that they do not know. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These things I will do [for them], And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”

“They will not hunger or thirst, Nor will the scorching heat or sun strike them down; For He who has compassion on them will lead them, And He will guide them to springs of water.

There is no one to guide her among all the sons she has borne, Nor is there anyone to take her by the hand among all the sons she has reared.

“And the Lord will continually guide you, And satisfy your soul in scorched and dry places, And give strength to your bones; And you will be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

“Will you not just now call out to Me, ‘My Father, you were the guide and companion of my youth?

‘If I go out into the field, Then I gaze on those slaughtered with the sword! And if I enter the city, Then I gaze on [those tormented with] the diseases of famine! For both prophet and priest [who should have guided the people] Go about [bewildered and exiled] in a land (Babylon) that they do not know or understand.’”

“Place for yourself road signs [toward Canaan], Make for yourself guideposts; Turn your thought and attention to the highway, To the way by which you went [into exile]. Retrace your steps, O virgin of Israel, Return to these your cities.

O Lord, You have pleaded my soul’s cause [You have guided my way and protected me]; You have rescued and redeemed my life.

The Boiling Places

Then he [my guide] brought me through the entrance, which was at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers for the priests, which faced the north; and behold, a place was there at their extreme westward end.

Water from the Temple

Then he [my guide] brought me back to the door of the house [the temple of the Lord]; and behold, water was flowing from under the threshold of the house (temple) toward the east, for the front of the temple was facing east. And the water was flowing down from under, from the right side of the house, from south of the altar.

And He shall stand and shepherd and guide His flock In the strength of the Lord, In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God; And they shall dwell [secure in undisturbed peace], Because at that time He shall be great [extending His authority] [Even] to the ends of the earth.