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CHAPTER 25
David pleads for truth and asks for pardon—Mercy and truth are for those who keep the commandments |
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1 Unto thee, O LORD, do I alift up my
soul.
2 O my God, I atrust in thee: let me not be bashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be aashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. |
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4 Shew me thy aways, O LORD; teach
me thy paths.
5 aLead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I bwait all the day. |
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6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender
amercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have
been ever of old.
7 Remember not the asins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy bmercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. |
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8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will
he ateach sinners in the way.
9 The meek will he aguide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. |
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11 For thy aname's
sakea, O LORD, pardon mine
iniquity; for it is
greatb.
12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the aearth. |
11a For thy name's sake
11b pardon mine iniquity; for it is great King David, despite his youth in which he was a man after the Lord's heart, lived a very sinful life. His was the life of the extremes of the power, position and wealth of being the King of Israel. He had committed sins against all of the ten commandments. He had committed adultry, placing a woman above God, her image did he worship above and before God. So great was David's desire unto and worship of Bathsheba, that he was willing to commit murder for her. He did kill Uriah. And not only one murder, but in his lies of secrecy, he did cause the death of first born son of Uriah which Bathsheba gave birth to. Though the child was of the blood of David, that child was the child of the wife of Uriah. It was conceived while Bathsheba was the wife of Uriah. And as the firstborn son of the dead, that child was of the legal lineage of Uriah not David. David had coveted the ewe lamb of his neighbor, one little ewe lamb of Uriah. For this cause was all of King David's own wives lost for ever in that eternity to come. King David had lost his eternal exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom, where his wives will be given to another. He did not show honor unto the covenant of God with David which was established to be that David would be the ancestor of the Christ. Instaed David did sin against God and take little mind of that covenant whereby he need to keep his seed pure, unsoiled and unspotted from seed of another such as that first son of Bathsheba which was the legal and rightful seed of though conceived of Bathsheba by David. |
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14 The asecret of the LORD
is with them that bfear him; and he will shew them
his covenant.
15 Mine aeyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the bnet. 16 Turn thee unto me, and have amercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. |
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17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my apain; and forgive all my sins. 19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with acruel hatred. |
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20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be
aashamed; for I put my btrust in
thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 22 aRedeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. |
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