Psalms 25:22 - Exposition

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles . It is supposed by some that this verse was added during the "trouble" of the Captivity; and certainly its stand-lug outside the alphabetical arrangement favours this view; but the similar irregularity at the close of Psalms 34:1-22 , rather makes against it. David evidently was not a slave to a mechanical arrangement; and any pious Israelite, at any age (therefore certainly David) might naturally append a prayer for his people to an outpouring of prayer for himself. Moreover, redemption is an idea familiar to David ( Psalms 19:14 ; Psalms 26:11 ; Psalms 31:5 ; Psalms 34:22 ).