Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
Teach me thy way, O Lord. He does not pray to be indulged with his own way, but to be informed as to the path in which the righteous Jehovah would have him walk. This prayer evinces an humble sense of personal ignorance, great teachableness of spirit, and cheerful obedience of heart. Lead me in a plain path.
David does not presume to enter the King's presence uncalled; he fastens his thoughts on God's invitation to the throne of grace and reverently touches the golden scepter held out to him. True worship is seeking the face of God for Himself alone, making His favor our chief good, nothing less will satisfy.
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Commenting on Psalm 27:7-14
Psa 27:11-12 He is now wandering about like a hunted deer; but God is able to guide him so that he may escape all dangers. And this is what he prays for. As in Psa 143:10, מישׁור is used in an ethical sense; and differs in this respect from its use in Psa 26:12. On שׁררים, see the primary passage Psa 5:9, of which this is an echo.
Commenting on Psalm 27:11-12