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PSALM XXV
_The psalmist, in great distress, calls upon God frequently_, 1-5;
_prays for pardon with the strong confidence of being heard_,
6-11;
_shows the blessedness of the righteous_, 12-14;
a...
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UNTO THEE, O LORD, DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL - In meditation; in gratitude;
in praise. The idea is, that the thoughts are lifted up from earth and
earthly subjects to God. This is the beginning of the medi...
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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...
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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...
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The second Acrostic Psalm (see App-63.) The omission of (_Koph_) makes
twenty-one letters (7x3) instead of twenty-two, and marks off one
verse (Psalms 25:11) as central, which is the first confession...
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He who may approach Jehovah's sanctuary must be one -who hath not
lifted up his soul unto vanity" (Psalms 24:4). Jehovah, and Jehovah
alone, is the subject of his desires, his aspirations, his prayers...
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Petition for protection, guidance, and pardon....
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_David's confidence in prayer: he prayeth for remission of sins, and
for help in affliction._
A Psalm of David.
_TITLE._— לדוד _ledavid._ This is one of the _alphabetical_ or
_acrostic_ psalms, so ca...
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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...
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_UNTO THEE, O LORD, DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL._
Psalms 25:1.-Prayer for deliverance from enemies, grounded on God's
faithfulness to His trusting people (Psalms 25:1); appeal to God to
remember not sins, bu...
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25:1 David. (c-4) An acrostic Psalm; the verses begin with the Hebrew
letters in alphabetical succession, as Psalms 34 ....
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Aspiration reveals and determines character. The man who lifts up his
soul to God stands contrasted with him who lifts up his soul to vanity
(Psalms 24:4)....
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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...
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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...
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לְ דָוִ֡ד אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה נַפְשִׁ֥י
אֶשָּֽׂא׃...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"[A Psalm] of David." Unto thee, (a) O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
(a) I did not put my trust in any worldly thing....
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David. Hebrew and the most correct copies of the Septuagint, &c., have
only "Of David." (Haydock) --- The Complutensian and Aldine editions
add indeed A psalm. But these form no rule, as the Vatican S...
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CONTENTS
We have here expressed the state and fervour of the soul towards God;
suited strength and help is earnestly desired, and that upon the
promise of the covenant.
A Psalm of David.
Psalms 25:...
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Psalms 24
_ Proper Psalm for Ascension Day_ (_Evening_).
PSALMS 24-26 = _ Day 5_ (_Morning_)....
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1._Unto thee, O Jehovah! etc _The Psalmist declares at the very
outset, that he is not driven hither and thither, after the manner of
the ungodly, but that he directs all his desires and prayers to Go...
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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...
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UNTO THEE, O LORD, DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL. Either "in prayer", as the
Chaldee paraphrase adds s; and denotes sincere, affectionate, hearty
prayer to God, a drawing nigh to him with a true heart: for unl...
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Psalms 25:1 «[A Psalm] of David. » Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up
my soul.
_A Psalm of David_] An excellent psalm; the second of those seven
called by the ancients penitential; and such as may well...
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_Unto thee do I lift up my soul_ That is, I direct my prayers to thee
with hope of a gracious answer. _Let me not be ashamed_ That is,
disappointed of my hope, which will be reproachful to me, and not...
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A PRAYER FOR MERCIFUL PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE.
A psalm of David....
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Unto thee, O Lord, in an emphatic singling out of Jehovah as the one
true God, DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL, withdrawn from all earthly desires,
with a fervent longing for Jehovah's salvation....
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1-7 In worshipping God, we must lift up our souls to him. It is
certain that none who, by a believing attendance, wait on God, and, by
a believing hope, wait for him, shall be ashamed of it. The most...
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PSALM 25 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm seems to have been composed when
David was under some straits and pressures, when his outward
afflictions were accompanied with inward horrors of conscience for his
si...
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Psalms 25:1 David H1732 LORD H3068 up H5375 (H8799) soul H5315
do I - Psalms 24:4,...
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A PRAYER FOR PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE FROM YHWH (PSALMS 25:1).
In Psalms 25:1 the Psalmist lifts up His soul to God, and prays that
his cause might be upheld, and then in Psalms 25:3 he asserts his
con...
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THE PSALMIST'S INITIAL PLEA AND EXPRESSION OF CONFIDENCE THAT YHWH
WILL HEAR HIM (PSALMS 25:1).
Psalms 25:1
A ‘To you, O YHWH,
Do I lift up my soul, O my God.'
(The movement of ‘O my God' to this f...
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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...
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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...
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_Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul._
DAVID DEPRESSED
I. David was at this time in a state of great trouble. This is the
children’s path; it is the path most of God’s family walk in. It
is not a...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Samuel 1:15; Lamentations 3:41; Psalms 143:8; Psalms 24:4; Psalms