For the froward is abomination to the LORD: but his secret is with the righteous.
For the froward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous - Hebrew, the upright (note, Psalms 25:14). His familiar intimacy (Hebrew, cowd (H5475)) is the privilege of the righteous. They have the favour of their King (Job 29:4; John 7:17; John 15:15; Genesis 18:17; Amos 3:7). The "for" introduces the reason why the froward oppressor should not be envied, much less followed-namely, because their seeming prosperity is not from the Lord, and is not real or substantial. He will make an awful example of them at last, and often does so even here (Psalms 37:20; Proverbs 16:18). They are raised on high only to be cast down with the heavier fall. On the contrary, however outwardly afflicted the upright may be, they enjoy the secret consolations and friendship of God, (2 Corinthians 7:4. etc.) Not His secret decrees (Job 15:8; Jeremiah 23:18; Romans 11:34), but all that He reveals, and that is for their good, is their privilege to know (Deuteronomy 29:29). The secret of true happiness from God is theirs, by the Spirit's imparting to them "the wisdom from above."