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Psalms 25:14
14The Lord is a guide for those who serve him. He teaches them to obey his covenant.
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
12If people respect the Lord, the Lord will show them the right way to live. 13People like that will enjoy a good life. The land will belong to their descendants. The Lord is a guide for those who serve him. He teaches them to obey his covenant. 15I always look to the Lord for help. He will keep me safe from my enemies, so that their traps do not catch me. 16Please turn towards me, Lord, and be kind to me. I feel very weak and lonely.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:14 word by word
ס֣וֹד יְ֭הוָה לִירֵאָ֑יו וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹ לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 25:14
- Genesis 18:17Then the Lord said to himself, ‘I should tell Abraham what I have decided to do.
- Jeremiah 13:18Tell the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones. Your beautiful crowns will soon fall from your heads.”
- Proverbs 3:32The Lord hates wicked people. But he makes righteous people his friends.
- Matthew 13:11Jesus replied, ‘God has let you know what these stories mean. You understand how God rules in the lives of his people. But these other people do not understand what the stories mean.
- John 7:17Anyone who chooses to do what God wants will know about my teaching. They will know whether it comes from God, or whether it comes from my own thoughts.
- John 14:17He is God's Spirit and he shows you what is true. The people who belong to this world cannot receive him. That is because they cannot see him. They cannot know who he is. But you know him because he stays with you. And he will be in you.
- John 15:15A servant does not know what his master is doing. So I do not call you servants any more. No, I call you my friends. This is because I have told you everything that I have heard from my Father.
- John 17:6‘You gave some people to me who were from this world. I have shown them who you are. They were yours and you gave them to me. They have obeyed your message.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14If someone does not believe in God, they cannot accept the message that comes from God's Spirit. They think that God's message is silly. They cannot even understand those things. Only God's Spirit can explain them to people.
- Ephesians 1:9He has let us know his great purpose, which had been a secret before. That plan would make him very happy. It would be possible because of Christ.
- Colossians 3:3Remember that your old nature has died. God is keeping your new life safe with Christ.
- Revelation 2:17God's Spirit is speaking to you in the churches. You should understand what the Spirit is saying to you. You have ears, so listen carefully! To everyone who wins against Satan I will give some of my special food called manna. I will also give each of them a white stone. I will write a new name on that stone. Nobody will know that name except the person who receives it.” ’
- Genesis 17:13You must circumcise all the male servants who work for you in your house. Circumcision will be a mark in your bodies which shows that you accept my covenant. It will continue for all time.
- Deuteronomy 4:13He told you about his covenant and the ten commands that he wrote on two flat pieces of stone. He commanded you to obey them.
- Jeremiah 31:31The Lord says, ‘A time will soon come when I make a new covenant with Israel's people and with Judah's people.
- Romans 11:26When that has happened, God will save all Israel's people. This is written in the Bible: ‘The one who rescues will come from Zion. He will turn Jacob's people away from their sins.
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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