Teach me thy way, O Lord
Of providence, grace, and duty; (See Gill on Psalms
25:4);
and lead me in a plain path:
as the path of truth is to those that understand and find
knowledge; and as the way of holiness is, even to such who in
other things are fools, but shall not err therein, ( Proverbs 8:9
) ( Isaiah
35:8 ) ; or the path of righteousness, in which Christ, the
wisdom of God, and shepherd of his people, leads them, ( Psalms 23:3 ) (
Proverbs
8:20 ) ;
because of mine enemies,
or "those that observe me"; who eyed him as Saul did, ( 1 Samuel
18:9 ) ; and waited for his halting, as Jeremiah's familiars
did for him; and lay in wait to deceive him, and lead him out of
the way, as false teachers do; and come upon him at an unawares,
and take every advantage against him, as Satan does.