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Psalms 25:9

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 25:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 25:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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.
10All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11For thy name`s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
12What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose.
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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
“in judgment--rightly.”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The meek - Such as meekly submit themselves to God, and are desirous to be directed and governed by him. Judgment - In the paths of judgment, in the right way. Psalms 25:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“meek: Psa 22:26, Psa 76:9, Psa 147:6, Psa 149:4; Isa 11:4, Isa 61:1; Zep 2:3; Mat 5:5; Gal 5:23; Jam 1:21; Pe1 3:4, Pe1 3:15 guide: Psa 23:3, Psa 32:8, Psa 32:9, Psa 73:24, Psa 119:66, Psa 143:10; Pro 3:5, Pro 3:6, Pro 8:20; Isa 42:1-3; Eze 11:19, Eze 11:20, Eze 36:27 his way: Psa 119:35; Joh 14:6; Act 9:2, Act 13:10; Heb 10:20 Psalms 25:10”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“The shortened form of the future stands here, according to Ges. ֗128, 2, rem., instead of the full form (which, viz., ידרך, is perhaps meant); for the connection which treats of general facts, does not admit of its being taken as optative. The ב (cf. Psa 25:5, Psa 107:7; Psa 119:35) denotes the sphere of the guidance. משׁפּט is the right so far as it is traversed, i.e., practised or carried out. In this course of right He leads the ענוים, and teaches them the way that is pleasing to Himself. ענוים is the one word for the gentle, mansueti, and the humble, modesti. Jerome uses these words alternately in Psa 25:9 and Psa 25:9; but the poet designedly repeats the one word - the cardinal virtue…”
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