Show me thy ways, O Lord
Either those which the Lord himself took and walked in; as those
of creation and providence, in which he has displayed his power,
wisdom, and goodness; and which are desirable to be known by his
people, and require divine instruction and direction; and
particularly his ways of grace, mercy, and truth, and the methods
he has taken for the salvation of his people, both in eternity
and in time; or those ways which he orders and directs his people
to walk in; namely, the paths of duty, the ways of his worship
and ordinances; a greater knowledge of which good men desire to
have, as well as more grace to enable them to walk more closely
and constantly in them;
teach me thy paths;
a petition the same with the other, in different words.
