< Psalms 25 >
1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
Of David. To you, O Lord, my soul is lifted up.
2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
3 Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
Make your steps clear to me, O Lord; give me knowledge of your ways.
5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.
Be my guide and teacher in the true way; for you are the God of my salvation; I am waiting for your word all the day.
6 Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
O Lord, keep in mind your pity and your mercies; for they have been from the earliest times.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.
Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
He will be an upright guide to the poor in spirit: he will make his way clear to them.
10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
All the ways of the Lord are mercy and good faith for those who keep his agreement and his witness.
11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
Because of your name, O Lord, let me have forgiveness for my sin, which is very great.
12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.
13 His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
His soul will be full of good things, and his seed will have the earth for its heritage.
14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
The secret of the Lord is with those in whose hearts is the fear of him; he will make his agreement clear to them.
15 My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
My eyes are turned to the Lord at all times; for he will take my feet out of the net.
16 Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Be turned to me, and have mercy on me; for I am troubled and have no helper.
17 The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.
18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
Give thought to my grief and my pain; and take away all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
See how those who are against me are increased, for bitter is their hate of me.
20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
O keep my soul, and take me out of danger: let me not be shamed, for I have put my faith in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
For my clean and upright ways keep me safe, because my hope is in you.
22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
Give Israel salvation, O God, out of all his troubles.