“All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.”
The affirmation that all the ways of God are mercy and truth for those who keep His covenant and statutes establishes that divine guidance for the covenant-faithful combines mercy and truthfulness. The mercy suggests compassion. The truth suggests reliability. The covenant and statutes suggest faithful adherence to the law. This verse affirms that God guides those committed to covenant.
Church Fathers on Psalms 25:10
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. Christ speaks, but in the person of the Church: for what is said has reference rather to the Christian People turned unto God. 2. “Unto You, O Lord, have I lift up my soul” Psalm 24:1: with spiritual longing have I lift up the soul, that was trodden down on the earth with carnal longings. “O my God, in You I trust, I shall not be ashamed” Psalm 24:2. O my God, from trusting in myself I was brought even to this weakness of the flesh;…
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