“ Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. ”
Good and upright is the Lord - His character is benevolent, and he is worthy of confidence. He is not merely “good,” but he is equal and just in his dealings with people. This latter attribute is...
Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he (f) teach sinners in the way. (f) That is, call them to repentance.
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...
teach . direct. The subject of this member.
8. Good and upright is Jehovah. Pausing for a little as it were in the prosecution of his prayer, he exercises his thoughts in meditation upon the goodness of God, that he may return with re...
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 - B...
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Good - benignant (cf. "thy goodness," Psalms 25:7 ). Upright is the Lord. Based on Deuteronomy 32:4 . "Upright"...
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...
(8) “With recollections clear, august, sublime, Of God’s great Truth and Right immutable She queened it o’er her weakness.” — A. H. CLOUGH.
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...
These are all so many witnesses to the same blessed truth; and they all speak to the evidence of human wants, and divine faithfulness.
Psalms 24 Proper Psalm for Ascension Day ( Evening ). Psalms 24-26 = Day 5 ( Morning ).
Good and upright [is] the Lord ,.... He is essentially, originally, and independently good of himself in his own nature, and he is providentially good to all his creatures; and he is in a way of spe...
Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. Ver. 8. Good and upright is the Lord ] i.e. Gracious and righteous, or faithful; and hence it is that our God is merci...
Good and upright is the Lord Bountiful and gracious, ready to do good, and delighting in it: and right , or righteous , (as ישׁר, jashar , here rendered upright , means,) that is, holy and true...
Divine Goodness and Mercy. 8 Good and upright is the L ORD : therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek...
Good, i.e. bountiful and gracious to sinners, ready to do good, and delighting in it. Upright, or, right , i.e. holy and true, sincere in making promises, and in all his declarations and offers...
God In His Goodness Guides All Who Are Responsive To Him, And Reveals To Them His Goodness In Mercy And Covenant Love, Including Pardoning Their Iniquity ( Psalms 25:8-11 ). Having called on God t...
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...
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He teach sinners in the way. The guarantee in God for guidance from God The Psalmist exchanges petition for contemplation; and gazes on the characte...
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.
2 Corinthians 4:6 ; Ephesians 1:17 ; Ephesians 1:18 ; Isaiah 26:7 ; James 1:5 ; John 6:44 ; John 6:45 ; Luke 11:13 ; Micah 4:2 ; Matthew 11:29 ; Matthew 11:30 ; Matthew 9:13 ; Proverbs 1...
Upright — Holy and true, in all his declarations and offers of mercy to sinners. Therefore — He will not be wanting to such poor sinners as I am, but will guide them into the way of life and peace....