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
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