3. The prayer generalized as to all who wait on God—that is, who expect His favor. On the other hand, the disappointment of the perfidious, who, unprovoked, have done evil, is invoked (compare :-). read more
4, 5. On the ground of former favor, he invokes divine guidance, according to God's gracious ways of dealing and faithfulness. read more
6, 7. Confessing past and present sins, he pleads for mercy, not on palliations of sin, but on God's well-known benevolence. read more
8, 9. upright—acting according to His promise. sinners—the general term, limited by the meek—who are penitent. the way—and his way—God's way of providence. read more
10. paths—similar sense—His modes of dealing (compare Psalms 25:4). mercy and truth— (Psalms 25:4- :), God's grace in promising and faithfulness in performing. read more
11. God's perfections of love, mercy, goodness, and truth are manifested (his name, compare Psalms 9:10) in pardoning sin, and the greatness of sin renders pardon more needed. read more
12, 13. What he asks for himself is the common lot of all the pious. read more
13. inherit the earth—(compare Matthew 5:5). The phrase, alluding to the promise of Canaan, expresses all the blessings included in that promise, temporal as well as spiritual. read more
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 25:2
2. not be ashamed—by disappointment of hopes of relief. read more