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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 25:5

Lead me in thy truth - In the way which thou regardest as truth, or which thou seest to be true. Truth is eternal and unchanging. What God sees and regards as truth is true, because he sees things as they are; and when we have the divine estimate of anything, we understand what the thing is. It is not that he makes it to be true, but that he sees it to be true. Such is the perfection of His nature that we have the utmost assurance that what God regards as truth is truth; what He proclaims to be... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 25:5

Psalms 25:5. Lead me in thy truth In the true and right way prescribed in thy word, which is often called truth; or, through, or, because of, thy truth; because thou art faithful, lead and guide me as thou hast promised to do. For thou art the God of my salvation Who hast saved me formerly, and hast engaged to save me, and from whom alone I expect salvation. On thee do I wait all the day In the midst of all my concerns, however important, I am always desiring and expecting thy... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:1-22

Psalms 25:0 Forgiveness and guidanceIn the distressing circumstances surrounding this psalm, David is concerned that his enemies should not triumph over him. This is not only to save him from personal shame, but also to save his faith from being shaken. The rebels, not the faithful, are the ones who should be defeated (1-3). David wants to know more of God and his ways, so that in all the affairs of life he will do what is right (4-5). If past sins are the cause of his present troubles, he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 25:5

On = For. Hebrew. ki. Some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read Veki, "and for", thus restoring the Vav (consonant), which otherwise is wanting. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 25:1-22

Psalms 25David appealed to God for wisdom and forgiveness because of His goodness to Israel. This is one of the acrostic psalms in which each verse in the Hebrew Bible begins with the succeeding letter of the Hebrew alphabet, here with an occasional irregularity. Two verses begin with the letter resh, the letters waw and qof are absent, and the last verse begins with the letter pe, which is out of normal alphabetical order. The psalm is an individual lament that transforms at the end into a... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 25:4-7

The psalmist sensed his need for divine guidance and instruction. He wanted to walk in the Lord’s righteous ways but needed help in discerning them. He also requested forgiveness for the sins of his youth, asking God to remember His compassion and loyal love, but not to remember his transgressions. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:1-22

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 alphabet is reached in Psalms 25:21. The rest of the Ps. contains nothing to indicate its date or authorship, and its value is independent of any view that may be taken as to these. Some have supposed that... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 25:5

(5) Lead me in thy truth.—Better, make me walk in—i.e., make me to have an actual experience of the Divine faithfulness in my passage through life. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 25:1-22

Psalms 25:7 Pico della Mirandola quotes this text in a letter to his nephew in which he advises him with regard to daily prayer. 'When I stir thee up to prayer,' he wrote, 'I stir thee not to the prayer that standeth in many words, but to that prayer which in the secret chamber of the mind, in the privy-closet of the soul, with very affect speaketh unto God, and in the most lightsome darkness of contemplation, not only presenteth the mind to the Father, but also uniteth it with Him by... read more

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