“Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.”
The statement that the psalmist's eyes are continually toward God establishes sustained attention and gaze toward the divine. The continual nature suggests constancy. The upward gaze suggests yearning and hope. This verse depicts the psychological posture of trust and seeking.
Church Fathers on Psalms 25:15
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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