| Geneva Study Bible {k} Teach me to {l} do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. (k) He confesses that both the knowledge and obedience of God's will comes by the Spirit of God, who teaches us by his word, gives understanding by his Spirit, and frames our hearts by his grace to obey him. (l) That is, justly and aright, for as soon as we decline from God's will, we fall into error. Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary 10. (Compare Ps 5:8; 27:11). land of uprightness-literally, "an even land" (Ps 26:12). Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 143:7-12 David prays that God would be well pleased with him, and let him know that he was so. He pleads the wretchedness of his case, if God withdrew from him. But the night of distress and discouragement shall end in a morning of consolation and praise. He prays that he might be enlightened with the knowledge of God's will; and this is the first work of the Spirit. A good man does not ask the way in which is the most pleasant walking, but what is the right way. Not only show me what thy will is, but teach me how to do it. Those who have the Lord for their God, have his Spirit for their Guide; they are led by the Spirit. He prays that he might be enlivened to do God's will. But we should especially seek the destruction of our sins, our worst enemies, that we may be devotedly God's servants. | 
