“What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.”
The rhetorical question who is the one who fears God establishes that fear of God qualifies one to receive guidance. The fear of God suggests reverence and respect for divine authority. This verse frames the prayer's petitioner as one who honors God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 25:12
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;…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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