Psalms 25

1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

Unto the end. A Psalm of David. To you, Lord, I have lifted up my soul.

2 in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

In you, my God, I trust. Let me not be put to shame.

3 Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.

And do not let my enemies laugh at me. For all who remain with you will not be confounded.

4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.

May all those who act unjustly over nothing be confounded. O Lord, demonstrate your ways to me, and teach me your paths.

5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

Direct me in your truth, and teach me. For you are God, my Savior, and I remain with you all day long.

6 Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

O Lord, remember your compassion and your mercies, which are from ages past.

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 remember the offenses of my youth and my ignorances. Remember me according to your mercy, because of your goodness, O Lord.

8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.

The Lord is sweet and righteous. Because of this, he will grant a law to those who fall short in the way.

9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

He will direct the mild in judgment. He will teach the meek his ways.

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 truth, to those who yearn for his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.

Because of your name, O Lord, you will pardon my sin, for it is great.

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

Which is the man who fears the Lord? He has established a law for him, on the way that he has chosen.

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

His soul will dwell upon good things, and his offspring will inherit the earth.

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

The Lord is a firmament to those who fear him, and his covenant will be made manifest to them.

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

My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pull my feet from the snare.

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

Look upon me and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor.

17 The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.

The troubles of my heart have been multiplied. Deliver me from my needfulness.

18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

See my lowliness and my hardship, and release all my offenses.

19 Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

Consider my enemies, for they have been multiplied, and they have hated me with an unjust hatred.

20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

Preserve my soul and rescue me. I will not be ashamed, for I have hoped in you.

21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

The innocent and the righteous have adhered to me, because I have remained with you.

22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.

Free Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.