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 confession of sin in the Psalms; thus linking on Repentance to Suffering and Resurrection (Psa 16:22), as in Luke 24:44-47. The double (Heb. character) (A=Aleph) in Psalms 25:1-2 connects the looking up of the worshipper with the double (Heb. character) (R=Resh) of Psalms 25:18-19, which speaks of the looking down of Jehovah. These two are linked on to Psalms 25 by the Selah of Psalms 24:10 and Psalms 24:4. See note on Selah (Psalms 24:10).
Title. of David. by David, or pertaining to the true David.
lift up. Psalms 25:1-2 are connected with verses: Psalms 25:18; Psalms 25:19, the double Aleph, with the double Resh connecting David's looking up with Jehovah's looking down.
soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.