Lead me, O Lord Direct my heart, and counsels, and affairs, and all the course and actions of my life; in thy righteousness In thy righteous laws, or, for, or, because of, or, according to, thy righteousness, a phrase and argument frequently used in the Psalms. Because of mine enemies That I may give them no occasion of slandering me, or religion for my sake. Make the way Wherein thou wouldst have me to walk, or the course thou wouldst have me to take; straight before my face Plain to my view, that I may clearly discern it, and readily, evenly, and smoothly walk in it without mistake, hinderance, or stumbling, which my enemies would gladly take hold of. “Thus, a man's enemies,” says Dr. Horne,
“while they oblige him to pray more fervently, and to watch more narrowly over his conduct, oftentimes become his best friends.”