John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 27:11
Teach me thy way, O Lord ,.... Of providence, grace, and duty; See Gill on Psalm 25:4 ; and lead me in a plain path : as the path of truth is to those that understand and find knowledge; and as the way of holiness is, even to such who in other things are fools, but shall not err therein, Proverbs 8:9 , Isaiah 35:8 ; or the path of righteousness, in which Christ, the wisdom of God, and shepherd of his people, leads them, Psalm 23:3 ; because of mine enemies , or "those that... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 27:7-14
David in these verses expresses, I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. 1. He humbly bespeaks, because he firmly believes he shall have, a gracious audience: ?Hear, O Lord, when I cry, not only with my heart, but, as one in earnest, with my voice too.? He bespeaks also an answer of peace, which he expects, not from his own merit, but God's goodness: Have mercy upon... read more