“ Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. ”
Show me thy ways, O Lord - The “ways” of God are His methods of administering the affairs of the world; His dispensations; the rules which He has prescribed for Himself in the execution of His pl...
(c) Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. (c) Retain me in the faith of your promise that I swore not on any side.
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...
4. O Jehovah! make me to know thy ways. By the ways of the Lord, David sometimes means, as we have seen in another place, the happy and prosperous issue of affairs, but more frequently he...
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...
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Show me thy ways - namely, the ways of "salvation" from all dangers and temptations. David has in mind the prayer of Moses ( Exodus 33:13 ). T...
This is the second of the 'acrostic' or 'alphabetic' Pss. (cp. 9, 10). As it now stands there are a few irregularities in the arrangement, some of which appear again in Psalms 34 . The closing v. su...
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...
There is a beautiful order in these expressions; first to be shown, then to be taught, and then to be led, in the path of grace. How, blessed it is to have the Spirit to teach, the Spirit to lead, an...
Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
Show me thy ways, O Lord ,.... Either those which the Lord himself took and walked in; as those of creation and providence, in which he has displayed his power, wisdom, and goodness; and which are d...
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Ver. 4. Show me thy ways, O Lord ] q.d. However other men walk towards me, yet my desire is to keep touch with thee; for which purpose I humbly beg...
Show me thy ways, O Lord That is, the way or thy precepts, what I ought to do in my circumstances and difficulties; by what methods I may obtain thy favour and help. Whatsoever thou doest with me,...
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:...
Thy ways, i.e. the way of thy precepts, which I ought to do in my circumstances and difficulties; by what methods I may obtain thy favour and help. Whatsoever thou dost with me as to other things,...
A Prayer For Protection And Guidance From YHWH ( Psalms 25:1-7 ). In Psalms 25:1-2 the Psalmist lifts up His soul to God, and prays that his cause might be upheld, and then in Psalms 25:3 he a...
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...
Shew me Thy ways, O Lord; and teach me Thy paths. Divine authority upon earth All right-minded men will agree with Matthew Arnold’s famous saying, that “Conduct is three-fourths of human life.”...
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...
A Prayer for Merciful Protection and Guidance. A psalm of David.
Exodus 33:13 ; Isaiah 2:3 ; Jeremiah 6:16 ; Proverbs 8:20 ; Psalms 119:27 ; Psalms 143:8 ; Psalms 27:11 ; Psalms 5:1 ; Psalms 5:8 ; Psalms 86:11
Teach — Teach me my duty, and cause me to keep close to it, notwithstanding all temptations.