Psalm 25:14

Psalm 25:14, in plain English

God shares His secrets with those who revere Him—He lets them in on His covenant, His plan, His real self.

Why it's here

The psalmist is using intimate language: God 'confides in' those who fear Him. This isn't public information; it's insider knowledge. Genuine relationship with God involves being let into His heart and purposes.

Who's speaking

David, describing the depth of relationship available to those who truly follow God.

Where it sits in the story

Jesus says something strikingly similar: 'I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.' Intimacy with God is the real treasure.

The scholarly reading

The psalmist declares that God maintains intimate communication with those who fear Him, revealing the substance of His covenant to them.

Language and setting

The language of God's intimate counsel (סוד יהוה, sod YHWH—literally God's 'secret' or 'confidential counsel') represents an extraordinary promise of interiority with the divine; 'reveals His covenant' (בריתו הוא יודיע, brito hu yodia') suggests that covenant knowledge is not merely intellectual but relational—a sharing of God's deepest intentions and purposes.

Voice

The psalmist continues delivering prophetic assurance to the God-fearing community.

Significance

This interior communion prefigures the New Testament's mystical union language—Paul's 'Christ in you' (Colossians 1:27) and John's mutual indwelling (John 15:4-7)—where covenant knowledge becomes incarnational presence.

12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.

13His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.

14The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.

15My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.

16Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.

Read all of Psalm 25 — An acrostic prayer for guidance, forgiveness, and protection. David lays his shame on the table and asks God to remember mercy instead.