Psalms 27:11

Teach me thy way, O Lord,.... Of providence, grace, and duty; See Gill on Psa 25:4;

and lead me in a plain path: as the path of truth is to those that understand and find knowledge; and as the way…

Teach me thy way, O Lord - See the notes at Psa 25:4-5. And lead me in a plain path - Margin, “a way of plainness.” That is, a straight or smooth path. In other words, he prayed that he might be…

David in these verses expresses,

I. His desire towards God, in many petitions. If he cannot now go up to the house of the Lord, yet, wherever he is, he can find a way to the throne of grace by…

Cp. Psa 5:8; Psa 25:12. In the course of life designed for him by God he will be safe. He prays that it may be like a path along a level open plain, free from pitfalls and places where enemies may…