Psalm 25:15-18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 25:15-22

David, encouraged by the promises he had been meditating upon, here renews his addresses to God, and concludes the psalm, as he began, with professions of dependence upon God and desire towards him. I. He lays open before God the calamitous condition he was in. His feet were in the net, held fast and entangled, so that he could not extricate himself out of his difficulties, Ps. 25:15. He was desolate and afflicted, Ps. 25:16. It is common for those that are afflicted to be desolate; their... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:15

Mine eyes are ever towards the Lord ,.... Not only as the God of nature and providence, for his daily support and supply, in which sense the eyes of all creatures wait upon him; but as his covenant God and Father, having the eyes of his understanding opened to see and know him as such, and the eye of his faith directed to him, to believe in him, and make him his hope and trust; and his eye was single to him; it was to him, and him only, that he looked; and it was constant, it was ever to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:16

Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me ,.... Or "look unto me", or "upon me" F6 פנה אלי "respice ad me", Montanus, Musculus, Junius & Tremellius, &c.; ; which suggests that the Lord had turned himself, and hid his face from him; and expresses a desire that he would look upon him with a look of love and mercy, and arise to help and deliver him out of the hands of his enemies; he pleads no merits nor works of righteousness of his, but casts himself upon the mercy of God; ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:17

The troubles of my heart are enlarged ,.... His enemies being increased, which troubled him; the floods of ungodly men made him afraid; the waters of affliction were come into his soul, and spread themselves, and threatened to overwhelm him: or it may be rendered, as by some, "troubles have enlarged my heart" F8 הרחיבו "dilataverunt cor meum", Vatablus; "reddiderunt cor meum latius", Gussetius, p. 786. ; made him wiser, increased his knowledge and experience; see Psalm 119:67 ; but... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 25:18

Look upon mine affliction and my pain ,.... The "affliction" was the rebellion of his subjects against him, at the head of which was his own son; and the "pain" was the uneasiness of mind it gave him; or the "labour" F11 עמלי "laborem meum", Pagninus, Mortanus, Junius & Tremellius, &c.; , as the word may be rendered; the toil and fatigue of body he was exercised with, he flying from place to place; and he desires that God would look upon all this with an eye of pity and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:15

Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord - All my expectation is from him alone. If I get at any time entangled, he will pluck my feet out of the net. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:16

Turn thee unto me - Probably the prayer of the poor captives in Bablyon, which is continued through this and the remaining verses. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:17

The troubles of may heart are enlarged - The evils of our captive state, instead of lessening, seem to multiply, and each to be extended. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:18

Look upon mine affliction - See my distressed condition, and thy eye will affect thy heart. Forgive all my sins - My sins are the cause of all my sufferings; forgive these. This is the verse which should begin with the letter ק koph ; but, instead of it, we have ר resh both here, where it should not be, and in the next verse where it should be. Dr. Kennicott reads קומה kumah , "arise," and Houbigant, קצר ketsar , "cut short." The word which began with ק koph has... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 25:15

Verse 15 15.Mine eyes are continually towards Jehovah. David here speaks of his own faith, and of its perseverance, not in the way of boasting, but to encourage himself in the hope of obtaining his requests, so that he might give himself the more readily and cheerfully to prayer. As the promise is made to all who trust in God, that they shall not be disappointed of their hope, and that they shall never be put to shame, the saints often make this their shield of defense. Meanwhile, David shows... read more

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