Psalms 25:14
in Psalms 25The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
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ASV
The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant.
KJV
The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
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This verse in Psalms 25
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThe secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. Some read it "the friendship:" it signifies familiar intercourse, confidential intimacy, and select fellowship. This is a great secret. Carnal minds cannot guess what is intended by it, and even believers cannot explain it in words, for it must be felt to be known. The higher spiritual life is necessarily a path which the eagle's eye hath not known, and which the lion's whelp has not travelled; neither natural wisdom nor strength can force a door into this inner chamber.
This site's exposition
Who is the man who fears the LORD
on Psalms 25:12-14
The man who fears the LORD is taught the path chosen for him, and his descendants inherit the land. Verse 14 uses the Hebrew word sod, a private council or inner circle, so God lets him in on what He is doing. The covenant is shown to him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
The secret - His love and favour, which is called his secret, Job xxix, 4 Prov. iii, 32, because it is known to none but him that enjoyeth it. Will shew - He will make them clearly to understand it, both its duties and its blessings; neither of which ungodly men rightly understand.
They know by experience the blessings of the covenant and the pleasure of that fellowship which gracious souls have with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. This honour have all his saints. 15 Mine eyes are ever toward the L ORD ; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
His soul shall abide in prosperity When he abides in the grave, his soul shall abide in prosperity.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
5 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ס֣וֹד | sod | [the] counsel of | H5475 → | 21 times |
| יְ֭הוָה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לִירֵאָ֑יו | lireav | [belongs] to [those] fearing him | H3373 → | 64 times |
| וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹ | uverito | and covenant his | H1285 → | 284 times |
| לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃ | lehodiam | to make known to them | H3045 → | 945 times |
ס֣וֹד[the] counsel of
sodH5475 →21 times
יְ֭הוָהYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לִירֵאָ֑יו[belongs] to [those] fearing him
lireavH3373 →64 times
וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹand covenant his
uveritoH1285 →284 times
לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃to make known to them
lehodiamH3045 →945 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 1:18
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
- Romans 8:5–8
Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
- Matthew 13:11–17
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- 2 Corinthians 4:4–6
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
- 1 John 2:27
And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all…
- 1 Corinthians 1:18
Through
John 15:15No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not understand what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything I have learned from My Father I have…
it leads to
- 1 Corinthians 2:9–12
Rather, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
- Matthew 13:11
He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.
- James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
- 1 Corinthians 2:9–12
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; Franz Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Psalms; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.