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1. First, God's ways to us; they are His ways, as the subject of them, the ways in which Himself walks: David would teach these. There are some ways of God which are unsearchable, and past finding out; His way in the sea, and His paths in the great waters, and His footsteps are not known (Psalm 77:19). But the ways which are here spoken of are more especially His carriage and behaviour towards Christians, both as to their sins and repentance, in their falls and in their rising again. David did now take upon him to teach transgressors these ways, how severe God was against sin, and more especially in His own servants; how He would lay it more particularly upon their consciences above any others, and call them to an account for it; this David would now teach. And so again, how gracious He was also to all those who, by repentance, turned unto Him, so as to hide His face from their sins, and to east a comfortable eye upon them, and to restore them to favour again. Both these ways of God, both in His justice and also in His mercy, would David communicate to transgressors.

2. Secondly, ours also to Him, which are His ways likewise; the ways which He has commanded us that we should walk in them; they are in Scripture-language called the ways of God, the ways of duty, and obedience and thankfulness. What is to be done by us answerably to God's dealing with us, this was the matter of David's teaching in his converse with others.

(Thomas Horton, D. D.)

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KJV: Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

WEB: Do well in your good pleasure to Zion. Build the walls of Jerusalem.