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Psalms 25:14
14The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them.
Psalms 25:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant.
Context of Psalms 25:14
12What man is he that feareth Jehovah? him will he instruct in the way [that] he should choose. 13His soul shall dwell in prosperity, and his seed shall inherit the earth. The secret of Jehovah is with them that fear him, that he may make known his covenant to them. 15Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; for he will bring my feet out of the net. 16Turn toward me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:14 word by word
ס֣וֹד יְ֭הוָה לִירֵאָ֑יו וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹ לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 25:14
- Genesis 18:17And Jehovah said, Shall I hide from Abraham what I am doing?
- Jeremiah 13:18Say unto the king and to the queen: Humble yourselves, sit down low; for from your heads shall come down the crown of your magnificence.
- Proverbs 3:32For the perverse is an abomination to Jehovah; but his secret is with the upright.
- Matthew 13:11And he answering said to them, Because to you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to them it is not given;
- John 7:17If any one desire to practise his will, he shall know concerning the doctrine, whether it is of God, or [that] I speak from myself.
- John 14:17the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not see him nor know him; but ye know him, for he abides with you, and shall be in you.
- John 15:15I call you no longer bondmen, for the bondman does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things which I have heard of my Father I have made known to you.
- John 17:6I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me out of the world. They were thine, and thou gavest them me, and they have kept thy word.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14But [the] natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him; and he cannot know [them] because they are spiritually discerned;
- Ephesians 1:9having made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in himself
- Colossians 3:3for ye have died, and your life is hid with the Christ in God.
- Revelation 2:17He that has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him that overcomes, to him will I give of the hidden manna; and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he that receives [it].
- Genesis 17:13He who is born in thy house, and he who is bought with thy money, must be circumcised; and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
- Deuteronomy 4:13And he declared to you his covenant, which he commanded you to do, the ten words; and he wrote them on two tables of stone.
- Jeremiah 31:31Behold, days come, saith Jehovah, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:
- Romans 11:26and so all Israel shall be saved. According as it is written, The deliverer shall come out of Zion; he shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14The secret of the Lord is with them - טוד sod, the secret assembly of the Lord is with them that fear him; many of them have a Church in their own house. He will show them his covenant - He will let them see how great blessings he has provided for them that love him. Some refer this to the covenant of redemption by Christ Jesus.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The secret of the Lord - On the word here rendered “secret,” see the notes at Job 15:8. It properly means a couch or cushion; and then, a divan or circle of friends sitting together; then, deliberation or consultation; then, familiar contact, intimacy; and then, a “secret,” - as if it were the result of a private consultation among friends, or something which pertained to them, and which they did not wish to have known. It is rendered “secret” in Genesis…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 We are all sinners; and Christ came into the world to save sinners, to teach sinners, to call sinners to repentance. We value a promise by the character of him that makes it; we therefore depend upon God's promises. All the paths of the Lord, that is, all his promises and all his providences, are mercy and truth. In all God's dealings his people may see his mercy displayed, and his word fulfilled, whatever afflictions they are now exercised…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15Those who fear the Lord will receive further instruction and experience God’s presence (Psalm 25:14) and blessing (25:13).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. The reason of the blessing explained--the pious enjoy communion with God (compare Pr 3:21, 12), and, of course, learn His gracious terms of pardon.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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