Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 25:9
The meek — Such as meekly submit themselves to God, and are desirous to be directed and governed by him. Judgment — In the paths of judgment, in the right way.
The meek — Such as meekly submit themselves to God, and are desirous to be directed and governed by him. Judgment — In the paths of judgment, in the right way.
Verse Psalms 25:9. _THE MEEK WILL HE GUIDE_] ענוים _anavim_, the _poor_, the _distressed; he will lead in judgment _- he will direct them in their cause, and bring it to a happy issue, for he will sho...
THE MEEK WILL HE GUIDE - The humble, the teachable, the prayerful, the gentle of spirit - those who are willing to learn. A proud person who supposes that he already knows enough cannot be taught; a h...
PSALM 25-39 The fifteen Psalms which follow give the deep soul exercise of the godly. All fifteen, except the thirty-third, are marked as Psalms of David. Much of it expresses undoubtedly his own indi...
XXV. An acrostic poem composed of religious maxims and prayers which have little or no connexion with each other. The text is imperfect, for in Psalms 25:18 f. the letter Q is omitted and R is repeate...
MEEK. patient, or good. IN JUDGMENT. to be vindicated....
The Psalmist's petitions are grounded upon the revealed character of Jehovah....
_The meek_ The humble-minded. See note on Psalms 9:12. Humility is indispensable for God's scholars. Cp. 1 Peter 5:5. _in judgment_ The practice of right; often coupled with righteousness and equity;...
PSALMS 25 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Alphabetical Psalm of Supplication. ANALYSIS Seven lines of Direct Address to Jehovah, Psalms 25:1-7; three lines in Praise of Jehovah, Psalms 25:8-10; one line of Di...
_THE MEEK WILL HE GUIDE IN JUDGMENT: AND THE MEEK WILL HE TEACH HIS WAY._ The meek ... The repetition of "the meek" implies emphatically who alone are the "sinners" (Psalms 25:8) whom God saves-namel...
This is the second of the 'acrostic' or 'alphabetic' Pss. (cp. 9, 10). As it now stands there are a few irregularities in the arrangement, some of which appear again in Psalms 34. The closing v. sugge...
IN JUDGMENT] in the principles of practical righteousness....
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
יַדְרֵ֣ךְ עֲ֭נָוִים בַּ † מִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וִֽ ילַמֵּ֖ד...
Psalms 25:1 THE recurrence of the phrase "lift up the soul" may have determined the place of this psalm next to Psalms 24:1. It is acrostic, but with irregularities. As the text now stands, the second...
A PRAYER FOR PARDON AND PROTECTION Psalms 25:1 This is an acrostic or alphabetical psalm. The verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, to aid the memory. So also in Psalms 9:1...
The sob of a great sorrow sounds throughout this psalm. The circumstances of its writing were those of desolation, affliction, distress, travail, as the latter part especially shows. Yet the main cont...
The meek will he (g) guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. (g) He will govern and comfort them that are truly humbled for their sins....
Take; literally, "destroy," (Haydock) or suffer me not to be contaminated or lost. (Worthington) --- Hebrew, "gather." Protestants, or "take not away." (Marginal note; and St. Jerome) (Haydock) --- He...
These are all so many witnesses to the same blessed truth; and they all speak to the evidence of human wants, and divine faithfulness....
Psalms 24 _ Proper Psalm for Ascension Day_ (_Evening_). PSALMS 24-26 = _ Day 5_ (_Morning_)....
9._He will guide the poor in judgment. _The Psalmist here specifies the second manifestation of his grace which God makes towards those who, being subdued by his power, and brought under his yoke, bea...
Christ has been introduced, not indeed yet in glory, but associating Himself with the remnant, and suffering even unto death for them. Hence their whole case can be prophetically gone into. And here f...
THE MEEK WILL HE GUIDE IN JUDGMENT,.... Or "the miserable" z and afflicted; such as see themselves to be wretched and miserable, lost and undone; and cry out, What shall we do to be saved? and who are...
The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. Ver. 9. _The meek will he guide in judgment_] Or, the poor (viz. in spirit) will he make to tread in judgment; to foot it arigh...
_Good and upright is the Lord_ Bountiful and gracious, ready to do good, and delighting in it: and _right_, or _righteous_, (as ישׁר, _jashar_, here rendered _upright_, means,) that is, holy and true,...
The meek, the humble in heart, WILL HE GUIDE IN JUDGMENT, guiding them in the knowledge of what is right; AND THE MEEK, the real poor sinners, WILL HE TEACH HIS WAY, which is the only right way....
A PRAYER FOR MERCIFUL PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE. A psalm of David....
8-14 We are all sinners; and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance. We value a promise by the character of him that makes it; we therefore depend...
THE MEEK, i.e. the humble and lowly, such as meekly submit themselves to God's hand and word, and are willing and desirous to be directed and governed by him. IN JUDGMENT, i.e. in the paths of judgmen...
Psalms 25:9 humble H6035 guides H1869 (H8686) justice H4941 humble H6035 teaches H3925 (H8762) way H1870...
GOD IN HIS GOODNESS GUIDES ALL WHO ARE RESPONSIVE TO HIM, AND REVEALS TO THEM HIS GOODNESS IN MERCY AND COVENANT LOVE, INCLUDING PARDONING THEIR INIQUITY (PSALMS 25:8). Having called on God to guide h...
Psalms 25:9 I. Humility dates from Jesus Christ. At the feet of Jesus Christ, at the feet of Him whom St. John calls the Light, worldly virtues grow dim and are effaced, as the brilliancy of the most...
Psalms 25:1. _Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul._ It is down; and I would fain lift it up; yet I am powerless to do so if I am left to myself. When the soul cleaves to the earth, who but God ca...
CONTENTS: Prayer for guidance, forgiveness, mercy and deliverance. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: It is our duty and privilege to trustingly wait upon the Lord in adoration, supplication and se...
Psalms 25:1. _To thee, oh Lord, do I lift up my soul_ anew, now in this time of war and danger. Psalms 25:5. _On thee do I wait all the day._ David speaks of his blessing the Lord seven times a day; p...
_The meek will He teach His way._ THE HUMBLE The heathen moralists give many admirable counsels, but always forget humility. They had not, indeed, the word for it. The term “humility” before Christia...
_Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He teach sinners in the way._ THE GUARANTEE IN GOD FOR GUIDANCE FROM GOD The Psalmist exchanges petition for contemplation; and gazes on the character of...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 25:1. In this lament, individual members of the worshiping assembly ask God for help in their various troubles. While the psalm expresses faith in God’s kindness, it does no...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 25:8 This section celebrates the way in which God forgives his people and guides them in moral growth. As the people KEEP God’s COVENANT, they will come to know the forgiveness an...
INTRODUCTION “David is pictured in this psalm as in a faithful miniature. His holy trust, his many conflicts, his great transgression, his bitter repentance, and his deep distresses are all here; so t...
EXPOSITION THIS is the second of the "alphabetic psalms." It is not so irregular as Psalms 9:1; but still is defective in some respects, the letters _beth _and _vav _being omitted in their proper plac...
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which tra...
1 Peter 3:15; 1 Peter 3:4; Acts 13:10; Acts 9:2; Ezekiel 11:19;...