Psalm 25:14 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 25:14

Psalms 25:14. The secret of the Lord Hebrew, סוד , sod, his fixed counsel, or design, is with them that fear him To direct and guide them in the right way; to show them their duty in all conditions, and the way to eternal salvation. “The greatest happiness of man in this world,” says Dr. Horne, “is to know the fixed and determinate counsels of God concerning the human race, and to understand the covenant of redemption.” This, though it was revealed, yet might be called a secret, ... 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 25:14

secret = secret counsel. shew them = cause them to know. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 25:14

14. The reason of the blessing explained—the pious enjoy communion with God (compare Proverbs 3:21; Proverbs 3:22), and, of course, learn His gracious terms of pardon. 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 25:8-22

2. Repetition of the request 25:8-22The same petitions for guidance and pardon recur, but this time the basis of David’s request is the character of God. Psalms 25:8-10 develop the psalmist’s prayer for instruction and guidance in Psalms 25:4-5, and Psalms 25:11 develops his prayer for forgiveness in Psalms 25:6-7. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 25:12-14

According to Proverbs 1:7 the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. That is, to become wise, a person must first submit to God and what He has revealed as he or she lives life. Fearing the Lord will result in listening to His Word. The person who listens to the Lord’s Word will prosper, as will his or her descendants (cf. Deuteronomy 6). 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 25:14

(14) Secret.—Rather, familiar intercourse (so Symmachus). The Hebrew word primarily means couch, and then the confidential talk of those sitting on it. In Jeremiah 6:11; Jeremiah 15:17, the word is rendered “assembly.” The English word board offers a direct analogy. The word divan seems to have had a history exactly the reverse. (Comp. Psalms 55:14, “sweet counsel.”)And he will shew them his covenant.—Literally, and his covenant to make them know. This is closely parallel with the preceding... 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

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 25:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:1-22

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 25:14

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 25:14

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 25:8-22

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 25:12-14

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 25:14

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

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