“ Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. ”
Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul - In meditation; in gratitude; in praise. The idea is, that the thoughts are lifted up from earth and earthly subjects to God. This is the beginning of the...
"[A Psalm] of David." Unto thee, (a) O LORD, do I lift up my soul. (a) I did not put my trust in any worldly thing.
XXV. An acrostic poem composed of religious maxims and prayers which have little or no connexion with each other. The text is imperfect, for in Psalms 25:18 f. the letter Q is omitted and R is re...
The second Acrostic Psalm (see App-63.) The omission of ( Koph ) makes twenty-one letters (7x3) instead of twenty-two, and marks off one verse ( Psalms 25:11 ) as central, which is the first confessi...
1. Unto thee, O Jehovah! etc The Psalmist declares at the very outset, that he is not driven hither and thither, after the manner of the ungodly, but that he directs all his desires and pray...
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.
David's confidence in prayer: he prayeth for remission of sins, and for help in affliction. A Psalm of David. Title. — לדוד ledavid. This is one of the alphabetical or acrostic psalms,...
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. Psalms 25:1-22 .-Prayer for deliverance from enemies, grounded on God's faithfulness to His trusting people ( Psalms 25:1-5 ); appeal to God to rememb...
Aspiration reveals and determines character. The man who lifts up his soul to God stands contrasted with him who lifts up his soul to vanity ( Psalms 24:4 ).
Psalms 25:1-22 THE recurrence of the phrase "lift up the soul" may have determined the place of this psalm next to Psalms 24:1-10 . It is acrostic, but with irregularities. As the text now stands...
a Prayer for Pardon and Protection Psalms 25:1-22 This is an acrostic or alphabetical psalm. The verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, to aid the memory. So also in...
The sob of a great sorrow sounds throughout this psalm. The circumstances of its writing were those of desolation, affliction, distress, travail, as the latter part especially shows. Yet the main con...
CONTENTS We have here expressed the state and fervour of the soul towards God; suited strength and help is earnestly desired, and that upon the promise of the covenant. A Psalm of David. Psalms 2...
Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. Either "in prayer", as the Chaldee paraphrase adds s; and denotes sincere, affectionate, hearty prayer to God, a drawing nigh to him with a true heart: for...
Psalms 25:1 «[A Psalm] of David. » Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. A Psalm of David ] An excellent psalm; the second of those seven called by the ancients penitential; and such as may w...
Unto thee do I lift up my soul That is, I direct my prayers to thee with hope of a gracious answer. Let me not be ashamed That is, disappointed of my hope, which will be reproachful to me, and no...
Earnest Supplications. A psalm of David. 1 Unto thee, O L ORD , do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee:...
PSALM 25 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm seems to have been composed when David was under some straits and pressures, when his outward afflictions were accompanied with inward horrors of conscience for his...
The Psalmist's Initial Plea And Expression Of Confidence That YHWH Will Hear Him ( Psalms 25:1-3 ). Psalms 25:1-2 A ‘To you, O YHWH, Do I lift up my soul, O my God.' (The movement of ‘O my Go...
INTRODUCTION “David is pictured in this psalm as in a faithful miniature. His holy trust, his many conflicts, his great transgression, his bitter repentance, and his deep distresses are all here; so...
Psalms 25:1 . Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. It is down; and I would fain lift it up; yet I am powerless to do so if I am left to myself. When the soul cleaves to the earth, who but God...
Psalms 25:1 . To thee, oh Lord, do I lift up my soul anew, now in this time of war and danger. Psalms 25:5 . On thee do I wait all the day. David speaks of his blessing the Lord seven times a...
Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. David depressed I. David was at this time in a state of great trouble. This is the children’s path; it is the path most of God’s family walk in. It is n...
EXPOSITION THIS is the second of the "alphabetic psalms." It is not so irregular as Psalms 9:1-19 ; but still is defective in some respects, the letters beth and vav being omitted in thei...
Unto thee, O Lord, in an emphatic singling out of Jehovah as the one true God, do I lift up my soul, withdrawn from all earthly desires, with a fervent longing for Jehovah's salvation.
1 Samuel 1:15 ; Lamentations 3:41 ; Psalms 143:8 ; Psalms 24:4 ; Psalms 86:4