Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 25
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Psalms 25
Charles Ellicott Commentary
Psalms 25
"Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause." — Psalms 25:3 (ASV)
Wait on thee. —More literally, as in Septuagint, wait for thee, with idea of strong endurance. The root means to make strong by twisting. (Psalms 25:21, where the same word occurs, though in a different conjugation.) The Vulgate has qui sustinent te, “who maintain thee,” i.e., as their God. The Authorized Version is in error in following the imperative of the Septuagint in this verse. It should run, none that wait for thee shall be ashamed.
Transgress without cause. —Better, practise treachery in vain. The Hebrew word is translated dealt treacherously,Judges 9:23.
Without cause. —Literally, empty.
"Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day." — Psalms 25:5 (ASV)
Lead me in thy truth. —Better, make me walk in — i.e., make me have an actual experience of the Divine faithfulness in my passage through life.
"Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old." — Psalms 25:6 (ASV)
Ever of old. —Better, from ancient times
"Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way." — Psalms 25:8 (ASV)
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“With recollections clear, august, sublime,
Of God’s great Truth and Right immutable
She queened it o’er her weakness.”—A. H. CLOUGH.
"All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies." — Psalms 25:10 (ASV)
Mercy and truth. —Or, grace and truth; recalling John 1:4-17, and showing how the conception of God and His ways was gradually passing over from the domain of the Law to that of the Gospel.
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