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Good and upright is Yahweh, Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
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God's Character is Our Hope
Commentators emphasize the word "Therefore." God's willingness to teach sinners isn't random; it flows directly from His character. Because He is both "good" (benevolent) and "upright" (just and faithful), we can have absolute confidence that He is willing to guide us and that the path He shows us is the best and most reliable one. His nature is the guarantee of His instruction.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Good and upright is the Lord — His character is benevolent, and he is worthy of confidence. He is not merely “good,” but he is equa…
19th Century
Anglican
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“With recollections clear, august, sublime,Of God’s great Truth and Right immutableShe queened it o’er her weakness.”—A. H. CLOU…
Baptist
If good men endeavor to make others good, much more will the good God do so. A good man will seek to lead sinners in the right way; and much more w…
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16th Century
Protestant
Good and upright is Jehovah. Pausing for a little, as it were, in the course of his prayer, he occupies his thoughts with meditating on Go…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Good and upright [is] the Lord He is essentially, originally, and independently good of himself in his own nature, a…
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 char…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Previously, the psalmist described the tribulations of Christ and the divine help; here he adds a prayer.
He makes two points about…
