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Psalms 25:6

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 25:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.
Psalms 25:6 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
4Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths.
5Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.
6Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.
7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness` sake, O Jehovah.
8Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way.
9The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Confessing past and present sins, he pleads for mercy, not on palliations of sin, but on God's well-known benevolence.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“25:6 compassion: See also 51:1; 57:1; 103:8.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Remember: Psa 98:3, Psa 106:45, Psa 136:23; Ch2 6:42; Luk 1:54, Luk 1:71, Luk 1:72 thy tender mercies: Heb. bowels, Psa 40:11, Psa 69:13, Psa 69:16, Psa 103:4, Psa 119:77; Isa 55:7, Isa 63:15; Jer 31:20; Luk 1:78 \*marg. Co2 1:3; Phi 1:8, Phi 2:1; Col 3:12; Jo1 3:17 for they: Psa 77:7-12, Psa 103:17, Psa 106:1, Psa 107:1, 136:11-26; Gen 24:27, Gen 32:9; Exo 15:13; Exo 34:6; Neh 9:19; Jer 33:11; Mic 7:18-20; Luk 1:50 Psalms 25:7”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The supplicatory reminiscere means, may God never forget to exercise His pity and grace towards him, which are (as the plurals imply) so rich and superabundant. The ground on which the prayer is based is introduced with כּי (nam, or even quoniam). God's compassion and grace are as old in their operation and efficacy as man's feebleness and sin; in their counsels they are eternal, and therefore have also in themselves the pledge of eternal duration ( Psa 100:5; Psa 103:17). Psalms 25:7”
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