Psalms 25:1
Aspiration reveals and determines character. The man who lifts up his soul to God stands contrasted with him who lifts up his soul to vanity (Psalms 24:4).... [ Continue Reading ]
Aspiration reveals and determines character. The man who lifts up his soul to God stands contrasted with him who lifts up his soul to vanity (Psalms 24:4).... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the second of the 'acrostic' or 'alphabetic' Pss. (cp. 9, 10). As it now stands there are a few irregularities in the arrangement, some of which appear again in Psalms 34. The closing v. suggests the circumstances of the exile, but it is probably an addition, as the last letter of the alphab... [ Continue Reading ]
I TRUST IN THEE] RV 'in thee have I trusted.'... [ Continue Reading ]
LEAD (RV 'guide ') ME IN THY TRUTH] i.e. 'in thy faithfulness.' 6, 7. Note the threefold use of REMEMBER. God's remembrance is sought, _not_ for the Psalmist's sins, but for His own changeless character of grace, and, in accordance with that character, for the Psalmist himself. It has been suggeste... [ Continue Reading ]
MERCY] RV 'lovingkindness,' as in Psalms 25:6. So in Psalms 25:10.... [ Continue Reading ]
SINNERS] a truly evangelic thought. God's grace is not for those who have deserved it alone, but for all who seek it in penitence.... [ Continue Reading ]
IN JUDGMENT] in the principles of practical righteousness.... [ Continue Reading ]
COVENANT.. TESTIMONIES] God's law is viewed in the one case as the basis of His gracious contract with Israel, and in the other as a witness to His own character.... [ Continue Reading ]
FOR THY NAME'S SAKE.. PARDON] Forgiveness is asked because it is God's nature to forgive. FOR IT _is_ GREAT] The plea appears strange, but it is the utterance of deep penitence, combined with strong faith in the forgiving grace which is characteristic of God.... [ Continue Reading ]
TEACH IN THE WAY _that_ HE SHALL CHOOSE] God's instruction moulds the will, and directs it to right decisions and resolves.... [ Continue Reading ]
EARTH] RV 'land.' The promise of temporal blessing to the good man and his posterity is in harmony with the general thought of the OT.... [ Continue Reading ]
SECRET] RM 'counsel' or 'friendship'; confidential fellowship. The earthly blessing is crowned with a spiritual one.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE NET] the entanglements and perplexities of trouble and sin. 21. There is a seeming inconsistency between the plea of INTEGRITY AND UPRIGHTNESS and the confessions of sin in Psalms 25:7; Psalms 25:11. But what the Psalmist claims is not perfection, but a sincere love of goodness, and the humble... [ Continue Reading ]