Psalm 25….
Since today is the 25, I thought about Psalm 25….so much “meat”….
(Parentheses are mine.)
https://biblehub.com/commentaries/clarke/psalms/25.htm
Psalm 25:1
A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Do I lift up my soul - His soul was cast down, and by prayer and faith he endeavours to lift it up to God.
( 72 psalms speak of enemies…my study Bible reminds me that people are not the only enemy..money, lust, temptations are our enemy as well…Satan being the worst…
But as for you, O man of God, flee these things.
Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness.
Fight the good fight of the faith.
Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
1Tim.6.11,1Tim.6.12,2Tim.2.22)
Psalm 25:2
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
I trust in thee - I depend upon thy infinite goodness and mercy for my support and salvation.
Let me not be ashamed - Hide my iniquity, and forgive my guilt.
( When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,and the flame shall not consume you.
Isa.43.2)
Psalm 25:3
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Let none that wait on thee be ashamed - Though he had burden enough of his own, he felt for others in similar circumstances, and became an intercessor in their behalf.
Transgress without cause - Perhaps בוגדים bogedim may here mean idolatrous persons. "Let not them that wait upon and worship thee be ashamed: but they shall be ashamed who vainly worship, or trust in false gods." See Malachi 2:11-16. The Chaldeans have evil entreated us, and oppressed us: they trust in their idols, let them see the vanity of their idolatry…
( Our soul waits for the Lord;he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him,because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,even as we hope in you.
Ps.33.20-22)
Psalm 25:4
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Show me thy ways - The psalmist wishes to know God's way, to be taught his path, and to be led into his truth. He cannot discern this way unless God show it; he cannot learn the path unless God teach it; and he cannot walk in God's truth unless God lead him: and even then, unless God continue to teach, he shall never fully learn the lessons of his salvation; therefore he adds, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me;" Psalm 25:5.
That he may get this showing, teaching, and leading, he comes to God, as the "God of his salvation;" and that he may not lose his labor, he "waits on him all the day." Many lose the benefit of their earnest prayers, because they do not persevere in them. They pray for a time; get remiss or discouraged; restrain prayer; and thus lose all that was already wrought for and in them.
( Lead me in the path of your commandments,for I delight in it. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Ps.119.35,Ps.119.105
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do.
Jas.1.5-8
Am I serious about really wanting to know God’s ways?)
Psalm 25:5
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
On thee do I wait - This is the line in which ו vau, the sixth letter in the order of the alphabet, is lost; for the line begins with א aleph, אותך othecha, "on thee." But four of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. have ואותך veothecha, "And upon thee." This restores the lost ו vau, which signifies "and." The Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Arabic, Ethiopic, and Anglo-Saxon, preserve it.
Psalm 25:6
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy loving-kindness - The word רחמים rachamim, means the commiseration that a man feels in his bowels at the sight of distress. The second word, חסדים chasadim, signifies those kindnesses which are the offspring of a profusion of benevolence.
They have been ever of old - Thou wert ever wont to display thyself as a ceaseless fountain of good to all thy creatures.
( But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
Titus.3.4-6)
Psalm 25:7
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Remember not the sins of my youth - Those which I have committed through inconsiderateness, and heat of passion.
According to thy mercy - As it is worthy of thy mercy to act according to the measure, the greatness, and general practice of thy mercy; so give me an abundant pardon, a plentiful salvation.
For thy goodness' sake - Goodness is the nature of God; mercy flows from that goodness.
(Bless the Lord, O my soul,and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your iniquity,who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit,who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, who satisfies you with goodso that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.
Ps.103.2-5)
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Good and upright is the Lord - He is good in his nature, and righteous in his conduct.
Therefore will he teach sinners - Because he is good, he will teach sinners, though they deserve nothing but destruction: and because he is right, he will teach them the true way.
( I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;I will counsel you with my eye upon you.
Ps.32.8)
Psalm 25:9
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
The meek will he guide - ענוים anavim, the poor, the distressed; he will lead in judgment - he will direct them in their cause, and bring it to a happy issue, for he will show them the way in which they should go.
( But the meek will inherit the land-and enjoy peace and prosperity.
Ps.37.11)
Psalm 25:10
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
All the paths of the Lord - ארחות orchoth signifies the tracks or ruts made by the wheels of wagons by often passing over the same ground. Mercy and truth are the paths in which God constantly walks in reference to the children of men; and so frequently does he show them mercy, and so frequently does he fulfill his truth that his paths are earnestly discerned. How frequent, how deeply indented, and how multiplied are those tracks to every family and individual! Wherever we go, we see that God's mercy and truth have been there by the deep tracks they have left behind them. But he is more abundantly merciful to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies; i.e. those who are conformed, not only to the letter, but to the spirit of his pure religion.
( And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it.
2John.1.6)
Psalm 25:11
For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
For thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon - I have sinned; I need mercy; there is no reason why thou shouldst show it, but what thou drawest from the goodness of thy own nature.
( If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1John.1.9)
Psalm 25:12
What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
That feareth the Lord - Who has a proper apprehension of his holiness, justice, and truth; and who, at the same time, sees himself a fallen spirit, and a transgressor of God's holy law, and consequently under the curse. That is the person that truly and reverently fears God.
Him shall he teach - Such a person has a teachable spirit.
The way that he shall choose - The way that in the course of Providence he has chosen, as the way in which he is to gain things honest in the sight of all men; God will bless him in it, and give him as much earthly prosperity as may be useful to his soul in his secular vocation.
( But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
Ps.33.18)
Psalm 25:13
His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
His soul shall dwell at ease - בטוב תלין betob talin, "shall lodge in goodness;" this is the marginal reading in our version; and is preferable to that in the text.
His seed shall inherit - His posterity shall be blessed. For them many prayers have been sent up to God by their pious fathers; and God has registered these prayers in their behalf.
Psalm 25:14
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
The secret of the Lord is with them - טוד sod, the secret assembly of the Lord is with them that fear him; many of them have a Church in their own house.
He will show them his covenant - He will let them see how great blessings he has provided for them that love him. Some refer this to the covenant of redemption by Christ Jesus.
Psalm 25:15
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord - All my expectation is from him alone. If I get at any time entangled, he will pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalm 25:16
Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn thee unto me - Probably the prayer of the poor captives in Bablyon, which is continued through this and the remaining verses.
( Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love;in your great mercy turn to me.
Do not hide your face from your servant;answer me quickly, for I am in trouble.
Come near and rescue me;deliver me because of my foes.
Ps.69.16-18)
Psalm 25:17
The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
The troubles of may heart are enlarged - The evils of our captive state, instead of lessening, seem to multiply, and each to be extended.
( one thing leads to another and another)
Psalm 25:18
Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Look upon mine affliction - See my distressed condition, and thy eye will affect thy heart.
Forgive all my sins - My sins are the cause of all my sufferings; forgive these.
This is the verse which should begin with the letter ק koph; but, instead of it, we have ר resh both here, where it should not be, and in the next verse where it should be. Dr. Kennicott reads קומה kumah, "arise," and Houbigant, קצר ketsar, "cut short." The word which began with ק koph has been long lost out of the verse, as every version seems to have read that which now stands in the Hebrew text.
(It may be that the Lord will look upon my misery and restore to me his covenant blessing instead of his curse today.”
2Sam.16.12)
Psalm 25:19
Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Consider mine enemies - Look upon them, and thou wilt see how impossible it is that I should be able to resist and overcome them. They are many, they hate me, and their hatred drives them to acts of cruelty against me.
( Lord, how many are my foes!How many rise up against me! Many are saying of me,“God will not deliver him.” But you, Lord, are a shield around me,my glory, the One who lifts my head high.
Ps.3.1-3)
Psalm 25:20
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
O keep my soul - Save me from sin, and keep me alive.
Let me not be ashamed - He ends as he began; see Psalm 25:2 : "Let me not be confounded, for I put my trust in thee."
( Guard my life, for I am faithful to you;save your servant who trusts in you.You are my God; have mercy on me, Lord,for I call to you all day long.
Ps.86.2-3
Psalm 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Let integrity and uprightness - I wish to have a perfect heart, and an upright life. This seems to be the meaning of these two words.
(Because of my integrity you uphold meand set me in your presence forever.
Ps.41.12)
Psalm 25:22
Deliver Israel, oh God, from all their troubles…
( He himself will redeem Israelfrom all their sins.
Ps.130.8)
Psalm 25 song…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-9ZpEuUhSVc&pp=ygUNcHNhbG0gMjUgc29uZw%3D%3D
