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Texts -- Psalms 25:7-22 (NET)

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25:7 Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts ! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor , O Lord ! 25:8 The Lord is both kind and fair ; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. 25:9 May he show the humble what is right ! May he teach the humble his way ! 25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant . 25:11 For the sake of your reputation , O Lord , forgive my sin , because it is great . 25:12 The Lord shows his faithful followers the way they should live . 25:13 They experience his favor ; their descendants inherit the land . 25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance , and he reveals his covenantal demands to them. 25:15 I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net . 25:16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed ! 25:17 Deliver me from my distress ; rescue me from my suffering ! 25:18 See my pain and suffering ! Forgive all my sins ! 25:19 Watch my enemies , for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me . 25:20 Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated , for I have taken shelter in you! 25:21 May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you! 25:22 O God , rescue Israel from all their distress !

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  • Ya Allah Bapa [KJ.23]
  • Yang Diperbuat Allahku [KJ.378]
  • [Psa 25:7] Thou Wilt Remember Me
  • [Psa 25:11] My Sins, My Sins, My Savior
  • [Psa 25:12] Where Shall The Man Be Found?
  • [Psa 25:15] Mine Eyes And My Desire
  • [Psa 25:18] Before Thy Throne, O God, We Kneel

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • The title of this psalm identifies the writer as David. All but four of the psalms in Book 1 of the Psalter (Pss. 1-41) identify David as their writer, all except Psalms 1, 2, 10, and 33. The occasion of his writing this one ...
  • 25:1-3 David lifted up his soul to Yahweh in trust confident that God would not let him down or let his enemies overcome him. He believed no one who put his hope in God would suffer disappointment, though the treacherously wi...
  • The same petitions for guidance and pardon recur but this time the basis of David's request is the character of God.25:8-10 God is good, upright, loving, and faithful. Because He is this way He teaches sinners and guides the ...
  • In this psalm, which is similar to Psalm 25 but does not contain confession, David asked for God's vindication because of his personal integrity.
  • 41:10 David had asked God to restore his health so he might repay his enemies. This may seem to be an unworthy motive in view of the Lord Jesus' instruction to love our enemies and do them good (Matt. 5:44). However, individu...
  • This is one of the acrostic psalms (cf. Pss. 9, 10; 25; 34; 37; 112; 119; and 145). Each line in the Hebrew text begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The writer evidently expressed his thoughts this way so the ...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • These two chapters begin with an introduction of the Servant (Messiah) and His mission. That the Servant of the Servant Songs is the same person as the Anointed One (Messiah) of chapter 11 is clear from what Isaiah wrote abou...
  • Amos asked seven rhetorical questions in verses 3-6 to help the Israelites appreciate the inevitability of their judgment. In each one the prophet pointed out that a certain cause inevitably produces a certain effect. The fiv...
  • Jesus proceeded to expound further on some of the themes that He had introduced in His teaching on the vine and the branches (vv. 1-8). The subject moves generally from the believing disciple's relationship with God to his or...
  • Abbot, T. K. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Epistles to the Ephesians and to the Colossians. International Critical Commentary series. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1897.Aldrich, Roy L. "The Gift of God."Biblioth...
  • Adamson, James B. The Epistle of James. New International Commentary on the New Testament series. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1976; reprint ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1984.Bailey, Mark...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He teach sinners in the way. 9. The meek will- He guide in judgment; and the meek will He teach His way.'--Psalm 25:8-9.THE Psalmist prays in this psalm for three things: deliveran...
  • For Thy name's sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.'--Psalm 25:11.THE context shows us that this' is the prayer of a man who had long loved and served God. He says that on God' he waits all the day,' that his ...
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