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Direct me in the path of your commandments, For I delight in them.
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From Desire to Action
Commentators like Calvin and Barnes explain that this verse highlights the gap between our desire to obey God and our ability to do so. The psalmist delights in God's law, a grace in itself, but recognizes his dependence on God for the strength to actually walk in it. This is a prayer acknowledging that God must work in us 'both to will and to do,' providing not just the desire but also the power for obedience.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Make me to go in the path ... — That is, incline me to it; so direct me that I shall thus walk. It is an acknowledgment of his depe…
19th Century
Anglican
Path. —From its root to tread, the trodden way, made plain by the track of all the pious pilgrims’ feet of past times.
Baptist
Of thy commandment; for therein do I delight.
Make me to go. Not only show me the way, but make me to go, like a nurse doe…
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16th Century
Protestant
Direct me in the path. The frequent repetition of this wording by the prophet should not be considered redundant. Since the goal of human …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Make me to go in the path of your commandments Lead, guide, direct me in the path, and use me to it; work in me both…
Teach me your statutes, not the mere words, but the way of applying them to myself. God, by his Spirit, gives a right understanding. But the Spirit…
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