Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 25:14
The (m) secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
(m) His counsel contained in his word, by which he declares that he is the protector of the faithful.
The (m) secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
(m) His counsel contained in his word, by which he declares that he is the protector of the faithful.
Verse Psalms 25:14. _THE SECRET OF THE LORD_ IS _WITH THEM_] טוד _sod_, the _secret assembly_ of the Lord is with them that fear him; many of them have a Church in their own house. _HE WILL SHOW THE...
THE SECRET OF THE LORD - On the word here rendered “secret,” see the notes at Job 15:8. It properly means a couch or cushion; and then, a divan or circle of friends sitting together; then, deliberatio...
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...
SECRET. secret counsel. SHEW THEM. cause them to know....
The Psalmist's petitions are grounded upon the revealed character of Jehovah....
Mysterious spiritual blessings await him too. To those who fear Him Jehovah reveals His secret counsel. Cp. Proverbs 3:32; Psalms 111:10; Proverbs 1:7; M
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 SECRET OF THE LORD IS WITH THEM THAT FEAR HIM; AND HE WILL SHEW THEM HIS COVENANT._ The secret of the Lord. "The secret;" the Hebrew (sod) is often used of a privy council met for deliberation ...
25:14 secret (h-2) i.e. 'the intimate (or private) communications.' them. (i-19) Or 'and his covenant, -- to make them know [it].'...
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...
SECRET] RM 'counsel' or 'friendship'; confidential fellowship. The earthly blessing is crowned with a spiritual one....
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...
SECRET. — Rather, _familiar intercourse_ (so Symmachus). The Hebrew word primarily means _couch,_ and then the confidential talk of those sitting on it. In Jeremiah 6:11; Jeremiah 15:17, the word is r...
סֹ֣וד יְ֭הוָה לִ ירֵאָ֑יו וּ֝ בְרִיתֹ֗ו לְ
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...
I do not interrupt the reading through the whole of these verses; their plain and obvious meaning they carry along with them. They bear a decided testimony to divine faithfulness, and man's necessitie...
Psalms 24 _ Proper Psalm for Ascension Day_ (_Evening_). PSALMS 24-26 = _ Day 5_ (_Morning_)....
_THE OPEN SECRET_ ‘The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him.’ Psalms 25:14 I too would know the secret of the Lord which is with them that fear Him. I. IT IS A BIRTH-SECRET.—Ah, has He qu...
14._The counsel of Jehovah. _The Psalmist here confirms what he had just said in a preceding verse, namely, that God will faithfully discharge the office of a teacher and master to all the godly; and,...
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 SECRET OF THE LORD [IS] WITH THEM THAT FEAR HIM,.... The secret of his purposes with them; as his purpose according to election; his resolution to redeem his chosen ones by his Son; his design to...
The secret of the LORD [is] with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. Ver. 14. _The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him_] It is neither learning nor labour that can give...
_The secret of the Lord_ Hebrew, סוד, _sod_, his _fixed counsel_, or _design, is with them that fear him_ To direct and guide them in the right way; to show them their duty in all conditions, and the...
The secret of the Lord, the intimate association of His friendship, IS WITH THEM THAT FEAR HIM, so that He makes known to them things which are hidden to others; AND HE WILL SHOW THEM HIS COVENANT, ma...
A PRAYER FOR MERCIFUL PROTECTION AND GUIDANCE. A psalm of David....
AND HE WILL SHOW THEM HIS COVENANT: Or, and his covenant to make them know it...
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 SECRET OF THE LORD; either, 1. His word and counsel, to direct and guide them in the right way, which he oft mentions here as a singular blessing, PSALMS 25:8,9,12, to show them their duty in all...
Psalms 25:14 secret H5475 LORD H3068 fear H3373 show H3045 (H8687) covenant H1285 secret -...
THE ONE WHO FEARS YHWH WILL RECEIVE HIS INSTRUCTION, WILL ENJOY SECURITY AND PROSPERITY, WILL BE AWARE THAT HE IS ONE OF HIS COVENANT PEOPLE, AND WILL BE KEPT FROM FALLING (PSALMS 25:12). We now come...
Psalms 25:14 I. The secret of the Lord must be a secret of knowledge. II. The secret of the Lord must be a secret of safety. III. The secret of the Lord is a secret of strength. IV. God's secret i...
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 secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him._ THE SECRET OF THE LORD Then the Lord has a secret. Why does He not tell it to every man? Why do we not tell our secrets to every man? Every man do...
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 25:12 Verse Psalms 25:12 focuses on the particular person (THE MAN) who fears the LORD
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 Corinthians 2:14; Colossians 3:3; Deuteronomy 4:13; Ephesians 1:18;...
The secret — His love and favour, which is called his secret, Job 29:4; Proverbs 3:32, because it is known to none but him that enjoyeth it. Will shew — He will make them clearly to understand it, bot...