“Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.”
The final plea redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles extends the prayer from personal petition to communal intercession. The redemption language suggests comprehensive divine rescue. The troubles suggest that the whole community faces difficulty. This verse concludes by universalizing the prayer to include all God's people.
Church Fathers on Psalms 25:22
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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