Psalms 25:7-17

7 Do not remember the ¹sins of my youth or my transgressions; ²According to Your lovingkindness remember me, For Your ³goodness' sake, O LORD.

8 ⁴Good and ⁵upright is the LORD; Therefore * He ⁶instructs sinners in the way.

9 He ⁷leads the humble in justice, And He ⁸teaches the humble His way.

10 All the paths of the LORD are ⁹lovingkindness and truth To ¹⁰those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

11 For ¹¹Your name's sake, O LORD, ¹²Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man who ¹³fears the LORD? He will ¹⁴instruct him in the way he should choose.

13 His soul will ¹⁵abide in prosperity, And his descendants will ¹⁶inherit the land.

14 The ¹⁷secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will ¹⁸make them know His covenant.

15 My ¹⁹eyes are continually toward the LORD, For He will ²⁰pluck my feet out of the net.

16 ²¹Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am ²²lonely and afflicted.

17 The ²³troubles of my heart are enlarged; Bring me ²⁴out of my distresses.

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Psalms 25:7-17 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 25

\\<<[A Psalm] of David>>\\. This is the first of the psalms which is written in an alphabetical order, or in which the first word of every verse begins with the letters of the Hebrew alphabet in order, though it is not strictly and regularly observed; the reason of this manner of writing is not very obvious; the {r} Jews confess their ignorance of it; it may be to engage the attention to what is said, or to assist the memory in laying it up, and retaining it there. The occasion of the psalm seems to be the troubles David was in on account of an unnatural rebellion raised against him by some of his subjects, at the head of which was his own son Absalom; he speaks of himself as in a net, and in great affliction, distress, and trouble, by reason of his enemies, Ps 25:15-18; and as being brought to a sense of his former sins, for which he desires pardon, Ps 25:7,11. {r} Kimchi in loc.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 24

1. Job 13:26; Job 20:11
2. Psalms 51:1
3. Psalms 31:19
4. Psalms 86:5
5. Psalms 92:15
6. Psalms 32:8
7. Psalms 23:3
8. Psalms 27:11
9. Psalms 40:11
10. Psalms 103:18
11. Psalms 31:3; Psalms 79:9
12. Exodus 34:9
13. Psalms 31:19
14. Psalms 25:8; Psalms 37:23
15. Proverbs 1:33; Jeremiah 23:6
16. Psalms 37:11; Psalms 69:36; Matthew 5:5
17. Proverbs 3:32; John 7:17
18. Genesis 17:1, 2
19. Psalms 123:2; Psalms 141:8
20. Psalms 31:4; Psalms 124:7
21. Psalms 69:16
22. Psalms 143:4
23. Psalms 40:12
24. Psalms 107:6

Footnotes 9

[a]. Or "afflicted"
[b]. Or "afflicted"
[c]. Lit "good"
[d]. Lit "seed"
[e]. Or "earth"
[f]. Or "counsel" or "intimacy"
[g]. Or "And His covenant, to make them know it"
[h]. Lit "bring out"
[i]. Some commentators read "Relieve the troubles of my heart"