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Psalms 32:8

Psalms 32:8
I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I will instruct thee,.... Or "cause thee to understand" (q). These are by many thought to be the words of the Lord, who gives to a man an understanding of spiritual things; he instructs by his…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I will instruct thee - Many interpreters have understood this to refer to God - as if he were now introduced as speaking, and as saying that he would be the guide of those who thus submitted to him,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 32:7-11

David is here improving the experience he had had of the comfort of pardoning mercy.

I. He speaks to God, and professes his confidence in him and expectation from him, Psa 32:7. Having tasted the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Who is the speaker? The Psalmist or God? Most commentators suppose that it is the Psalmist, who now assumes the part of teacher, as in Psa 34:11, and fulfils the promise of Psa 51:13. But surely it…