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King James Version

Psalms 25:10

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God;   Obedience;   Righteous;   Truth;   Thompson Chain Reference - Paths, Right;   Right;   Testimonies;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Mercy;   Obedience;   Truth;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Truth of God, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Letters;   Psalms, the Book of;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Guidance;   Meekness;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Faithfulness;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Path;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Acrostic;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Grace ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Lamentations of jeremiah;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Faithful;   Path;   Truth;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Covenant;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for August 20;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
English Revised Version
All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Update Bible Version
All the paths of Yahweh are loving-kindness and truth To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
New Century Version
All the Lord 's ways are loving and true for those who follow the demands of his agreement.
New English Translation
The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
Webster's Bible Translation
All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
World English Bible
All the paths of Yahweh are lovingkindness and truth To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Amplified Bible
All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
English Standard Version
All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Alle the weies of the Lord ben mercy and treuthe; to men sekynge his testament, and hise witnessyngis.
Berean Standard Bible
All the LORD's ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
Contemporary English Version
In everything you do, you are kind and faithful to everyone who keeps our agreement with you.
American Standard Version
All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Bible in Basic English
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
Complete Jewish Bible
All Adonai 's paths are grace and truth to those who keep his covenant and instructions.
Darby Translation
All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord is kind and true to those who obey what he said in his agreement.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
King James Version (1611)
All the pathes of the Lord are mercy and truth: vnto such as keepe his couenant, and his testimonies.
New Life Bible
All the paths of the Lord are loving and true for those who keep His agreement and keep His Laws.
New Revised Standard
All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
Geneva Bible (1587)
All the pathes of the Lorde are mercie and trueth vnto such as keepe his couenant and his testimonies.
George Lamsa Translation
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Good News Translation
With faithfulness and love he leads all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
All the paths of Yahweh, are lovingkindness and faithfulness, to such as keep his covenant, and his testimonies.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(24-10) All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies.
Revised Standard Version
All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All the pathes of God are mercie and trueth: vnto such as kepe his couenaunt and his testimonies.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth to them that seek his covenant and his testimonies.
Christian Standard Bible®
All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truthto those who keep his covenant and decrees.
Hebrew Names Version
All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and truth To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Lexham English Bible
All the paths of Yahweh are loyal love and faithfulness for those who keep his covenant and statutes.
Literal Translation
All the paths of Jehovah are mercy and truth to those keeping His covenant and His testimonies.
Young's Literal Translation
All the paths of Jehovah [are] kindness and truth, To those keeping His covenant, And His testimonies.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
All the wayes of the LORDE are very mercy & faithfulnesse, vnto soch as kepe his testament and couenaunt.
THE MESSAGE
From now on every road you travel Will take you to God . Follow the Covenant signs; Read the charted directions.
New American Standard Bible
All the paths of the LORD are faithfulness and truth To those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.
New King James Version
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth, To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and truth To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
Legacy Standard Bible
All the paths of Yahweh are lovingkindness and truthTo those who guard His covenant and His testimonies.

Contextual Overview

8 Good and upright is the Lord : therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name's sake, O Lord , pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 12 What man is he that feareth the Lord ? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. 14 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the paths: Psalms 18:25, Psalms 18:26, Psalms 28:4-6, Psalms 37:23, Psalms 37:24, Psalms 91:14, Psalms 119:75, Psalms 119:76, Psalms 138:7, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 48:15, Genesis 48:16, Isaiah 43:2, Romans 8:28

mercy: Psalms 33:4, Psalms 57:3, Psalms 85:10, Psalms 89:14, Psalms 98:3, Genesis 24:27, 2 Samuel 15:20, Isaiah 25:1, John 1:14, John 1:17, James 5:11

keep: Psalms 24:4, Psalms 24:5, Psalms 50:23, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 103:18, Isaiah 56:1-6, Hosea 14:9, Zephaniah 2:3, Acts 10:35, Romans 2:13, Hebrews 8:8-12, Hebrews 12:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:9 - General Exodus 19:5 - keep Deuteronomy 29:9 - General 1 Chronicles 16:15 - ye mindful Psalms 18:30 - his way Psalms 25:5 - Lead Psalms 32:8 - I will guide Psalms 40:10 - lovingkindness Psalms 65:11 - thy paths Psalms 71:22 - even Psalms 119:2 - keep Psalms 119:88 - so shall I Psalms 119:129 - doth Proverbs 3:3 - mercy Proverbs 3:17 - all Proverbs 14:22 - but Isaiah 55:8 - General Isaiah 64:5 - rejoiceth

Cross-References

Genesis 23:16
And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Genesis 49:31
There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

All the paths of the Lord [are] mercy and truth,.... By which are meant, not the paths in which the Lord would have his people walk; though these are good and gracious, right and true; his commandments are not grievous, his yoke is easy, and burden light; his ways are ways of pleasantness, and his paths, paths of peace: but rather the paths in which the Lord himself walks; not his paths of providence, though these are mercy and truth to his own people; every step he takes is in a way of goodness and kindness to them, and in truth and faithfulness to his promises; but the ways and methods he has taken towards the spiritual and eternal salvation of his people; as in his counsels and purposes, in which there is a large display of his grace and mercy; in the choice of them in Christ, as vessels of mercy, and which is of grace, and not of works; in determining to send his Son to die for them, which springs from the tender mercy of our God; in resolving to call them by his grace, and to adopt them into his family, and at last to glorify them; all which proceed from his merciful lovingkindness; and all these, his counsels of old, are faithfulness and truth, since they can never be frustrated, but are always accomplished; as also in his covenant, which springs from grace, is built upon mercy, and contains the sure mercies of David, and is ever fulfilled; the faithfulness of God is engaged to keep it, and its promises are yea and amen in Christ: and likewise the steps he has taken in Christ, the Mediator of the covenant, who is full of grace and truth; "mercy" appears in the mission of him, and redemption by him; and "truth", in fulfilling the promise of him; and both mercy and truth meet together in him: and so they do in the various blessings of grace which come by him; as particularly justification and pardon of sin, in both which there is a display of grace and mercy; and also of the truth of holiness and justice: and the mercy and truth of God appear in these paths of his,

unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies; by which are designed, not the covenant of works, and the precepts of the law, which are sometimes called the testimonies of God, because they testify what is his will that should be done: but these are broke, and not kept perfectly by any; nor is it any favour or high privilege to be shown this covenant and the duties of it, as is suggested of the covenant here meant, as appears from Psalms 25:14; wherefore the covenant of grace must be intended, which is made with Christ, and his people in him; and the "testimonies" are the promises of it, which testify of the grace, mercy, truth, and faithfulness of Gods; and the keeping of these is done by faith: faith lays hold on the covenant, its blessings and promises, and claims an interest in them, as David did, 2 Samuel 23:5; see

Isaiah 56:4; and it keeps or retains its hold; it will not let go its hold of the covenant and its testimonies, but asserts its interest, even when things are at the worst with it; and it holds fast the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end; and to such all the steps the Lord takes appear to be in mercy and truth.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

All the paths of the Lord - All the ways that the Lord takes; all that He commands; all that He does. The “paths of the Lord” denote the course in which He himself walks, or His dealings with His creatures. In the previous verse, the psalmist had said that the Lord would teach “His way” to the “meek;” he now says that all His ways are ways of mercy and of truth; or that all will be found to be in the direction of mercy and of truth.

Are mercy and truth - In all His dealings with those who “keep his covenant” He shows Himself to be at the same time merciful and true: compassionate toward their errors; faithful to His own promises.

To such as keep his covenant - To those who are His friends; to those who are faithful to Him. This expression is often used to denote those who are the true people of God, Genesis 17:9-10; Exodus 19:5; Deuteronomy 29:9; Psalms 132:12. The word “covenant” here is equivalent to “command or law;” and the idea is, that if they keep His laws they will find Him to be merciful and true. On the meaning of the word “covenant,” see Acts 7:8, note; Hebrews 8:8, note; Hebrews 9:16-17, note.

And his testimonies - The word “testimony” in the Scripture, in this connection, refers to that to which God bears witness as “true;” or that which He has declared to be truth. In this sense, the phrase here means those who maintain His truth; or who abide by what He has pronounced to be true. The word is very often used in the Scriptures to denote the truth of God and the commandments of God. In all such cases, there is the underlying idea that the command or the statement referred to is that to which God bears witness as true or right.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 25:10. All the paths of the Lord — ארחות orchoth signifies the tracks or ruts made by the wheels of wagons by often passing over the same ground. Mercy and truth are the paths in which God constantly walks in reference to the children of men; and so frequently does he show them mercy, and so frequently does he fulfil his truth, that his paths are earnestly discerned. How frequent, how deeply indented, and how multiplied are those tracks to every family and individual! Wherever we go, we see that God's mercy and truth have been there by the deep tracks they have left behind them. But he is more abundantly merciful to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies; i.e. those who are conformed, not only to the letter, but to the spirit of his pure religion.


 
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