Psalms 25

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

A Psalm of David. To you, O Lord, have I 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.

O my God, I have trusted in you: let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.

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

For none of them that wait on you shall in any wise be ashamed: let them be ashamed that transgress without cause.

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

Show me your ways, O Lord; 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.

Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my Saviour: and I have waited on you all the day.

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

Remember your compassions, O Lord, and your mercies, for they are from everlasting.

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.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor [my sins] of ignorance: remember me according to your mercy, for your goodness' sake, O Lord.

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

Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he instruct sinners in [the] way.

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

The meek will he guide in judgment: the meek will he teach 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 them that seek his covenant and his testimonies.

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

For your name's sake, O Lord, do you also be merciful to 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.

Who is the man that fears the Lord? he shall instruct him in the way which he has chosen.

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

His soul shall dwell in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

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

The Lord is the strength of them that fear him; and his covenant is to manifest [truth] to them.

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

Mine eyes are continually to the Lord; for he shall draw my feet out of the snare.

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

Look upon me, and have mercy upon me; for I am an only child and poor.

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

The afflictions of my heart have been multiplied; deliver me from my distresses.

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

Look upon mine affliction and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.

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

Look upon mine enemies; for they have been multiplied; and they have hated me with unjust hatred.

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

Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I have hoped in you.

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

The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for you, O Lord.

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

Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his afflictions.