Psalm 25:4 Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths. I. THE PETITION. David may have meant, "Show me Thy ways, O Lord, in Thy providence." He may have wished a clearer insight into the great ways of God in His grace. He may have desired to know more distinctly the path in which he should walk. See how earnestly he urges his plea: he has every sort of motive in it. There is the plea of blindness, of ignorance, of utter weakness. II. THE PLEA. 1. "Thou art the God of my salvation." 2. It is the God of MY salvation. 3. He says, "On Thee do I wait all the day," that is, throughout the whole day. Points for consideration. See what the true mark of a spiritual man is. See that God's ways are always deep. His providence — how often it is intricate. The administrations of His grace — how profound they are. 4. See the humbleness of sanctified affliction. Sanctified affliction, because it is quite a mistake to suppose that all affliction is blessed to a child of God. It may ultimately tend to good, but there are many afflictions that are not immediate blessings to him. (J. H. Evans, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. |
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