For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
The psalm belongs with those shaped by the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives in Babylon. It stands joined with exhortation and encouragement and with assurance of divine help and of final deliverance. Having God's lovingkindness continually before the eyes is what leads a person to walk in His truth.
It records David's profession that he had walked in God's truth before his fall. That earlier confidence stands in contrast with his later plea for mercy. Afterward, seeing his own uncleanness, he appealed to God's loving-kindness and abundant tender mercies.
The psalm belongs with those shaped by the sorrows and afflictions of the Hebrew captives in Babylon. It stands joined with exhortation and encouragement and with assurance of divine help and of final deliverance. Having God's lovingkindness continually before the eyes is what leads a person to walk in His truth.
It records David's profession that he had walked in God's truth before his fall. That earlier confidence stands in contrast with his later plea for mercy. Afterward, seeing his own uncleanness, he appealed to God's loving-kindness and abundant tender mercies.