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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:1-22

The metrical arrangement is not very marked. Some divide the psalm into five unequal strophes— Psalms 9:1-7 , Psalms 9:8-10 , Psalms 9:11-15 , verses 16-21, and verse 22; others see no divisions beyond those of the Hebrew verses, which are followed in our Authorized Bible. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:1-22

Prayer: its warrant, petitions, and arguments. It is thought by some that this prayer belongs to the Exile period; but by whomsoever it may have been penned, or at whatsoever age, matters little. There is nothing in it which depends on known historic incident £ for its elucidation. And whoever desires to dive into the depths of its meaning will find the habit of waiting on God the best key to its words and phrases. No merely natural man can possibly unravel spiritual things, and he who... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:3

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed . The prayer passes from the particular to the universal. What David desires for himself he desires also for all the true servants of God—all who wait on him, look to him, seek for indications of his will (comp. Psalms 123:2 ). Let them he ashamed which transgress without cause . Let shame be the portion, not of thy servants, but of thy adversaries—of those who transgress (or rebel) without reasonable cause. Such persons deserve to be brought to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:4

Show me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths . An echo of the prayer of Moses when his people were rebellious at Sinai ( Exodus 33:13 ), reiterated by David in Psalms 27:11 , and perhaps again in Psalms 86:11 (see also Psalms 119:33 ). Man is so wanting in spiritual understanding, so morally blind and ignorant, that, unless enlightened from on high, he cannot discern aright the "way of godliness;" he does not know at any given moment what God would have him to do. Hence it is the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:4-5

Show me thy ways, etc. Prayer ought to be the most natural, as it is the noblest, form of speech. It would be if human nature were not off its balance, out of tune, morally crippled and disjointed. In extremity of peril or grief, the instinct of prayer often wakes up even in godless hearts— And lips say, 'God be merciful!' That ne'er said, 'God be praised!'" But no godless lips would be surprised by danger or stung by pain into uttering such a prayer as this ( Romans 8:26 ). The... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:5

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me. "Thy truth" would seem to mean here "the true, right path"—the "way of godliness." The prayer is that God will both teach this to the psalmist and "lead him in it"—cause him, i.e; to walk in it, and never stray from it, so long as he lives. For thou art the God of my salvation . Thou art the God from whom alone I obtain salvation, and to whom alone, therefore, I am bound to pray for everything on which salvation depends—as, for instance, light and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:6

Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving-kindnesses. Past mercies form a ground for the expectation of future blessings. God's character cannot change; his action as one time will always be consistent and harmonious with his action at another. If he has been kind and merciful to David in the past, David may count on his continuing the same in the future. For they have been ever of old . Not lately only, or to David only, have his mercies been shown, but through all past time,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:7

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions . Job thought that God counted against him the "iniquities of his youth" ( Job 13:26 ); David, with greater faith and a deeper insight into the true character of God, can ask with confidence that his may not be reckoned against him. An earthly father does not remember them against his son. How much less will our heavenly Father! According to thy mercy remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O Lord! Still, put me not from thy... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:7

Sins of youth. "Remember not the sins of my youth." This prayer implies— I. PAINFUL MEMORIES . Brought up under the eye of God, our life should have been pure. It is our shame that it has been otherwise. Looking back, we are distressed at the remembrance of our follies and offences. Oh that we had hearkened unto God! then it might have been with us as with the holy Child Jesus— "A son that never did amiss, That never sham'd his mother's kiss, Nor cross'd her fondest prayer." ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:8

Good and upright is the Lord . A transition. From prayer the psalmist turns to reflection, and meditates awhile ( Psalms 25:8-10 ) on the character and ways of God. God is, indeed, "good," as he has implied in the preceding verse— i.e; kind, tender, gentle, merciful; hut he is also "upright" ( יָשָׁר )—just, straight, strict, undeviating from the path of right. As Bishop Butler observes, "Divine goodness, with which, if I mistake not, we make very free in our speculations, may not be... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:1-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:4

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:4-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 25:8

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