Teach me your way, Yahweh. Lead me in a straight path, because of my enemies.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Teach me thy way, O Lord - See the notes at Psalms 25:4-5.

And lead me in a plain path - Margin, “a way of plainness.” Tha…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Enemies. —Compare Psalms 56:2; Psalms 54:7; Psalms 59:10–11. Ewald, “malignant liers in wait”; so Aquila.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

Then the LORD will take me up. Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.

This is a prayer tha…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Teach me your way, O Jehovah! Many think that David here requests that God would guide him by his Spirit, so that he would not surpass his…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Teach me your way, O Lord
Of providence, grace, and duty; (See Gill on Psalms 25:4);

and…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Wherever the believer is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by prayer. God calls us by his Spirit, by his word, by his worship, and by speci…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. Now that he has prayed, the psalmist speaks about the trust produced by that prayer, and he makes two points about this.

First, he…

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