Psalm 25:1

1 （ 大 衛 的 詩 。 ） 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 的 心 仰 望 你 。

Psalm 25:1 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 25:1

Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
] Either "in prayer", as the Chaldee paraphrase adds ^F19; and denotes sincere, affectionate, hearty prayer to God, a drawing nigh to him with a true heart: for unless the heart is lifted up, the lifting up of the eyes or hands in prayer is of no avail; see ( Lamentations 3:41 ) ; or by way of offering to the Lord, as some Jewish writers ^F20 interpret it; David not only presented his body in public worship, but his soul also as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which was his reasonable service; or else as a "depositum", which he committed into the hands of God, to be under his care and protection; and then the sense is the same with ( Psalms 31:5 ) ^F21; the phrase is sometimes used to express earnest and vehement desire after anything; (See Gill on Psalms 24:4); and may here intend the very great desire of the psalmist after communion with God; which is elsewhere by him expressed by panting after him, and by thirsting for him in a dry and thirsty land, ( Psalms 42:1 ) ( 63:1 ) ; the desires of his soul were not to vain things, the vanities and idols of the Gentiles, but to God only, and to the remembrance of his name.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 So Kimchi & Ben Melech.
F20 R. Moseh in Aben Ezra in loc.
F21 Midrash Tillim.

Psalm 25:1 In-Context

1 （ 大 衛 的 詩 。 ） 耶 和 華 啊 ， 我 的 心 仰 望 你 。

2 我 的 　 神 啊 ， 我 素 來 倚 靠 你 ； 求 你 不 要 叫 我 羞 愧 ， 不 要 叫 我 的 仇 敵 向 我 誇 勝 。

3 凡 等 候 你 的 必 不 羞 愧 ； 惟 有 那 無 故 行 奸 詐 的 必 要 羞 愧 。

4 耶 和 華 啊 ， 求 你 將 你 的 道 指 示 我 ， 將 你 的 路 教 訓 我 ！

5 求 你 以 你 的 真 理 引 導 我 ， 教 訓 我 ， 因 為 你 是 救 我 的 　 神 。 我 終 日 等 候 你 。