Psalm 25:1-6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 25:1-7

Here we have David's professions of desire towards God and dependence on him. He often begins his psalms with such professions, not to move God, but to move himself, and to engage himself to answer those professions. I. He professes his desire towards God: Unto thee, O Lord! do I lift up my soul, Ps. 25:1. In the foregoing psalm (Ps. 24:4) it was made the character of a good man that he has not lifted up his soul to vanity; and a call was given to the everlasting gates to lift up their heads... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:1

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Either "in prayer", as the Chaldee paraphrase adds F19 So Kimchi & Ben Melech. ; and denotes sincere, affectionate, hearty prayer to God, a drawing nigh to him with a true heart: for unless the heart is lifted up, the lifting up of the eyes or hands in prayer is of no avail; see Lamentations 3:41 ; or by way of offering to the Lord, as some Jewish writers F20 R. Moseh in Aben Ezra in loc. interpret it; David not only presented his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:2

O my God, I trust in thee ,.... He claims his interest in God, and expresses his faith and confidence in him, in the midst of all his troubles; See Gill on Psalm 7:1 ; let me not be ashamed ; meaning of his trust in God, by being disappointed of the help, deliverance, and salvation from him, which he trusted in him for; and the believer, as he has no reason to be ashamed of God, the object of his trust; so neither of the act of his hope or trust in him; nor shall he; for hope makes not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:3

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed ,.... David not only prays for himself, but for other saints, as it becomes the people of God to do; for them they waited on the Lord in public worship, attended his house and ordinances, and waited on him for the discoveries of his love, the enjoyment of his voracious presence, and were looking for his salvation, for the Messiah; for those the psalmist prays, that they might not be ashamed of their expectation and hope, by the delay of those... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:4

Show me thy ways, O Lord ,.... Either those which the Lord himself took and walked in; as those of creation and providence, in which he has displayed his power, wisdom, and goodness; and which are desirable to be known by his people, and require divine instruction and direction; and particularly his ways of grace, mercy, and truth, and the methods he has taken for the salvation of his people, both in eternity and in time; or those ways which he orders and directs his people to walk in;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:5

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me ,.... Meaning the word of God, the Scriptures of truth; and the Gospel, which is the word of truth, and truth itself, John 17:17 ; and the sense is, either that God would lead him by his Spirit more and more into all truth, as contained in his word; or that he would lead him by it and according to it, that he might form his principles and his conduct more agreeably to it, which is the standard and rule of faith and practice: which leading is by teaching;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:6

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindnesses ,.... Not the providential mercy and kindness of God, in the care of him in his mother's womb, at the time of his birth, in his nurture and education, and in the preservation of him to the present time; but the special mercy, grace, and love of God in Christ: the sense of the petition is the same with that of Psalm 106:4 ; which are expressed in the plural number, because of the largeness and abundance of it, and because of the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:1

Do I lift up my soul - His soul was cast down, and by prayer and faith he endeavours to lift it up to God. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:2

I trust in thee - I depend upon thy infinite goodness and mercy for my support and salvation. Let me not be ashamed - Hide my iniquity, and forgive my guilt. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:3

Let none that wait on thee be ashamed - Though he had burden enough of his own, he felt for others in similar circumstances, and became an intercessor in their behalf. Transgress without cause - Perhaps בוגדים bogedim may here mean idolatrous persons. "Let not them that wait upon and worship thee be ashamed: but they shall be ashamed who vainly worship, or trust in false gods." See Malachi 2:11-16 . The Chaldeans have evil entreated us, and oppressed us: they trust in their idols,... read more

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