Psalm 25 – The Keeper of Our Soul

“O keep my soul…”
Psalm 25:20

The guardian of our soul never slumbers. His watch care is continuous, fueled by a love revealed in the grand mystery of Calvary’s cross. His redemptive purposes do not culminate in forgiveness of sins. Forgiveness of sins is but the beginning of our soul’s journey into His eternal life. (John 17:3; Eternal Life being a relationship)

His purpose in redemption is relationship and union with each of His children; from that wonder we touch unity with one another. In the prayer of Jesus in John 17, we are introduced to the purposes of God in Christ that should stagger our earth-bound understanding.

“that all may be one, as You are in Me, Father, and I in You, that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.”
John 17:21 (LITV)

His prayer is the revelation of His heart. The cost for such an undertaking was His life. The means by which we enter the power of this unity is in our response to His corrections and the quiet intonations of His voice.

God is no respecter of persons. His watch care is over all, but His secrets and His treasures are for those who reverence Him and hold Him dear.

“The secret of Jehovah is with those who fear Him;
and He will make them know His covenant.”
Psalm 25:14

The Hebrew word translated as “secret” implies intimacy, communion and hidden counsel. There are deep places of holy transactions with God that He longs to bring us to. David in Psalm 27 declares:

“For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion:
in the secret of His tabernacle shall He hide me…”
Psalm 27:5

Secret places in God require depths of relationship where the soul has been broken, disciplined, and freed from our inherent pride and stubbornness. The previous verse reveals a heart unified in its pursuit of God.

“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.”
Psalm 27:4

For those who feel the drawing of the Spirit of God to a life of intimacy, there is a growing mistrust in themselves. Things that seem right may be tainted with the stain of self and the ways and wisdom of this world.

In the light of His purity and holiness, we recognize the need for His love to search deep within our being to keep us from every false way. (Psalm 139:23-24)

Psalm 25 is an anthem that arises from a heart broken and seasoned by God. By the Spirit of God, we touch the temper and fragrance of one who has come to a total dependence upon God, to keep and guard his soul.

“Unto Thee, O LORD,
do I lift up my soul.”
Psalm 25:1

David is aware of his great transgressions, shattered by his rash decisions and God’s subsequent judgments and forgiveness. His persistence in seeking God and his deep, heartfelt repentance have made him a man of God.

In David, we see the heart of one who looks to the Lord with utter dependence on the mercy of God.

“O, keep my soul…”
Psalm 25:20

The secret places of God belong to those who respond to His breakings and reproofs, who honor His Will above their own.

“To this man will I look,
even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit,
and trembleth at My word.”
Isaiah 66:2

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Psalm 25 – The Keeper of Our Soul

Psalm 25 Series: Psalm 25 –

Psalm 25 – Introduction – Part One
Psalm 25 – Introduction – Part Two
Psalm 25 – Introduction – Part Three
Psalm 25 – Part Four – Trust
Psalm 25 – Aleph

“Preserve me, O God:
for in Thee do I put my trust.”
Psalm 16:1

Brian Troxel