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Psalms 25:15
15I always look to the Lord for help. He will keep me safe from my enemies, so that their traps do not catch me.
Psalms 25:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
- New International Version (NIV)My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
- New King James Version (NKJV)My eyes are ever toward the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Context of Psalms 25:15
13People like that will enjoy a good life. The land will belong to their descendants. 14The Lord is a guide for those who serve him. He teaches them to obey his covenant. I 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. 17I worry a lot about my troubles. Please rescue me from them!
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:15 word by word
עֵינַ֣י תָּ֭מִיד אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֽוּא־יוֹצִ֖יא מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת רַגְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 25:15
- Psalms 121:1As I travel, I look up towards the hills. I will find no help there.
- Psalms 123:2Yes, our eyes look up to the Lord our God. We want him to be kind to us, so we wait for his help. We wait like servants who want help from their master.
- Psalms 141:8But I look to you for help, Almighty Lord. I need you to keep me safe. Do not let wicked people kill me.
- Psalms 31:4You are the place where I can hide, so keep me safe. Do not let my enemies' traps catch me.
- Psalms 124:7Now we have become free, like a bird that got free out of a trap. Our enemies lost their power, and we are free!
- Jeremiah 5:26There are wicked men among my people. They like to catch people and rob them. They hide like someone who wants to catch a bird. They put out their traps to kill what they want.
- 2 Timothy 2:25When people speak against God's true message, teach them carefully. Help them to understand what is right. Maybe God will change how they think so that they believe the true message.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord - All my expectation is from him alone. If I get at any time entangled, he will pluck my feet out of the net.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord - This is an indication of the habitual state of mind of the psalmist. He had said that God would lead and guide those who were meek, gentle, teachable, humble; and he now says that this was his habitual state of mind. He constantly looked to God. He sought His direction. In perplexity, in doubt, in difficulty, in danger, in view of death and the future world, he looked to God as his guide. In other words, in reference…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The psalmist concludes, as he began, with expressing dependence upon God, and desire toward him. It is good thus to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. And if God turns to us, no matter who turns from us. He pleads his own integrity. Though guilty before God, yet, as to his enemies, he had the testimony of conscience that he had done them no wrong. God would, at length, give Israel rest from all their enemies round about…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15free my feet from the mesh: See Psalm 5:9–10; 31:4; 140:5; Proverbs 3:26.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. His trust in God is fixed. net--is frequently used as a figure for dangers by enemies (Psa 9:15; 10:9).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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