Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 25:1-7

"Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul. O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me. Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause. Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day. Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness` sake, O Jehovah." — Psalms 25:1-7 (ASV)

In worshipping God, we must lift up our souls to Him. It is certain that no one who, through faithful attendance, waits on God, and, through believing hope, waits for Him, will be ashamed of it. The most advanced believer both needs and desires to be taught by God.

If we sincerely desire to know our duty, with the resolve to do it, we can be sure that God will direct us in it. The psalmist earnestly desires the pardon of his sins. When God pardons sin, He is said to remember it no more, which denotes full remission.

It is God's goodness, and not ours, His mercy, and not our merit, that must be our plea for the pardon of sin, and for all the good we need. This plea we must rely upon, feeling our own unworthiness, and assured of the riches of God's mercy and grace. How boundless is that mercy which covers forever the sins and follies of a youth spent without God and without hope!

Blessed be the Lord, the blood of the great Sacrifice can wash away every stain.