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ESV: All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

NIV: All the ways of the LORD are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.

NASB: All the paths of the Lord are faithfulness and truth To those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.

CSB: All the Lord's ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep his covenant and decrees.

NLT: The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.

KJV: All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

NKJV: All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

The Lord's way of dealing with those who humbly obey Him is characterized by never-ending care and faithfulness. David had witnessed the Lord's love and faithfulness in his own life. The Lord had protected him countless times when David faced imminent danger. Even when he was a shepherd boy, David had experienced the Lord's protection from a bear and a lion (1 Samuel 17:34–35). Later, in love and faithfulness, the Lord had given David a decisive victory over Goliath (1 Samuel 17:49–51). He had also given him victory over the Philistines (1 Samuel 23:5) and kept him safe when Saul tried to kill him (1 Samuel 18:11).

In the midst of Lamentations, the writer observes: "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22–23). Believers can never exhaust the Lord's love and faithfulness because He will never leave us or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5–6).

Psalm 25:8–14 was written by David about the character of God. He expresses the fact that it is wise to trust in God. David trusted God when life seemed tenuous. His foes made treacherous plans to disgrace him, but David trusted God to deliver him, forgive him, and guide him through life. Ephesians 2:8–10 is a companion passage. It teaches that God has a plan for all whom he saves.

This prayer of David uses the Hebrew alphabet as a pattern. This is an acrostic, where verses each begin with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The final verse, however, repeats the letter used in verse 16. David declares his trust in God and the value of the Lord's wisdom. Mixed into these praises of God's truth are multiple requests that David be forgiven of his sins. The psalm ends with David asking for rescue from his enemies, and for a similar redemption for the nation of Israel.

Psalm 25 finds David facing difficulty and seeking the Lord's guidance. Proverbs 3:5–6 offers a similar emphasis on divine guidance for those who seek the Lord's will. Deuteronomy 32 provides parallel teaching, as do Psalm 37:1–7 and Psalm 40.

The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.

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