Psalms 25:1 ¶ «A Psalm
of David.» Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be
ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies
and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. 7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my
transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake,
O LORD.
David is directing his individual personhood, the seat of his will
and self-identity, his soul upwards toward God, his Creator.
Psalm 86:4 Rejoice the soul
of thy servant: for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
This suggests heartfelt prayer on the part of David. He then goes
on to express two things; trust and a plea not to have that trust fail so that
his enemies triumph over him. Remember what he said in 7:1.
Psalm 7:1 ¶ «Shiggaion of
David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the
Benjamite.» O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them
that persecute me, and deliver me:
And he will say again soon;
Psalm 31:1 ¶ «To the chief
Musician, A Psalm of David.» In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never
be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Verse 3 is a reaffirmation of verse 2. The transgressions without
cause are clearly against him and he desires protection from such
transgressions made against him by people who have no justification.
Verses 4 and 5 are wonderful prayers. For cross-references see;
Psalm 27:11 Teach me thy
way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
Psalm 86:11 Teach me thy
way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalm 119:27 Make me to
understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
David acknowledges that God is the God of his salvation and David
waits for God all day which may suggest that David expects something from God
each and every day. He expects to see God’s power and His mercy every single
day. This is a good prayer.
He then asks for God to remember and to forget something. David is
pleading to God’s mercy that He will not consider the sins of his youth. This
is an important thing to consider as most people have committed sins in their
youth, some of which follow them through their lives. The only hope David has
is that he leans on God’s tender mercy and on His lovingkindness.
Prophetically, as well as personally, this is a great prayer for
Christians of all ages who faced and face opposition from institutional
Christians churches as well as persecution from non-Christians, people of other
faiths or no faith at all. It is an appeal to God for protection as our weapons
of warfare are not carnal as Paul noted so eloquently.
2Corinthians 10:3 For
though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
4 (For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong
holds;) 5 Casting down imaginations, and
every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and
bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 And having in a readiness
to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
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