Psalms 25:1
לְדָוִד אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּֽׂא ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
In Context
2אֱֽלֹהַי בְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי אַל ־ אֵבוֹשָׁה אַל ־ יַֽעַלְצוּ אֹיְבַי לִֽי ׃
Cross References
Psalms 24:4נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּֽבַר ־ לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא ־ נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָֽה ׃
Psalms 143:8הַשְׁמִיעֵנִי בַבֹּקֶר ׀ חַסְדֶּךָ כִּֽי ־ בְךָ בָטָחְתִּי הוֹדִיעֵנִי דֶּֽרֶךְ ־ זוּ אֵלֵךְ כִּֽי ־ אֵלֶיךָ נָשָׂאתִי נַפְשִֽׁי ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 25:1
This psalm is full of devout affection to God, the out-goings of holy desires towards his favour and grace and the lively actings of faith in his promises. We may learn out of it, I. What it is to pray, ver. 1 , 15 . II. What we must pray for, the pardon of sin ( ver. 6, 7 , 18 ), direction in the way of duty ( ver. 4, 5 ), the favour of God ( ver. 16 ), deliverance out of our troubles ( ver. 17, 18 ), preservation from our enemies ( ver. 20, 21 ), and the salvation of the church of God, ver. 22 . III. What we may… Read the whole commentary →