“The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.”
The affirmation that the secret of God is for those who fear Him and He makes known His covenant to them establishes that intimacy with God's counsel is reserved for the reverent. The secret of God suggests privileged knowledge of divine purposes. The covenant knowledge suggests understanding of God's relationship and promises. This verse affirms that fear of God yields intimate knowledge.
Church Fathers on Psalms 25:14
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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