Psalms 25:1-4
1. lift up my soul— (Ps 24:4; 86:4), set my affections (compare Col 3:2).
2. not be ashamed—by disappointment of hopes of relief.
3. The prayer generalized as to all who wait on God—that is, who expect His favor. On the other hand, the disappointment of the perfidious, who, unprovoked, have done evil, is invoked (compare 2Sa 22:9).
4, 5. On the ground of former favor, he invokes divine guidance, according to God's gracious ways of dealing and faithfulness.
Psalms 59:16
16, 17. Contrast the lot of God's servant, who employs his time in God's praise.
sing aloud . . . in the morning—when they retire famishing and disappointed, or it may denote delightful diligence in praise, as in Ps 30:5.
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