And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Ver. 24. And see if there be any wicked way in me] Heb. any way of pain, or of grief, or of provocation; any cause of sin that is grievous to God or man, quae spiritum tuum vexat, ut Psalms 78:1,72 (Aben Ezra). A saint alloweth not of any wickedness, walloweth not in it, maketh it not his trade, is not transformed into sin's image, the great scum abideth not in him, but (as in right wine or honey) it is continually cast out. The good heart admitteth not the mixture of any sin. Sin may cleave to it, as dross to silver, but it entereth not into the frame and constitution; it is not woven into the texture of a good man's heart; there is no such way of wickedness to be found in him, no such evil heart of unbelief as to depart away from the living God, Hebrews 3:12. There is no time wherein he cannot say, as Hebrews 13:18, "Pray for us; for we trust we have a good conscience, in all things willing to please God."
And lead me in the way everlasting] Heb. in the way of eternity, or of antiquity, that good old way, Jeremiah 6:16, traced by Adam, Abraham, Moses, &c., and that leadeth to heaven. Rid my heart of those remnants of hypocrisy, and help me to perfect holiness in the fear of God, 2 Corinthians 7:1 .