Psalms 25
1 Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
“Of David.” Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift 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, in thee do I trust, let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.
3 Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
Yea, none that wait on thee will be put to shame: let those be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause.
4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
Show me, O Lord, thy ways; teach me thy 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 thy truth, and teach me; for thou art the God of my salvation: on thee do I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.
Remember thy mercies, O Lord, and thy kindnesses; 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.
The sins of my youth and my transgressions do not remember: according to thy kindness bear thou me in remembrance, for the sake of thy goodness, O Lord.
8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore he pointeth out to sinners the right way.
9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
He guideth the meek in justice, and he teacheth the meek his way.
10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
All the paths of the Lord are kindness and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
For the sake of thy name, O Lord, pardon my iniquity: although it is great.
12 Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
Who is that man that feareth the Lord? to him will he point out the way which he is to choose?
13 His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.
His soul shall abide in happiness: and his seed shall inherit the land.
14 The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.
The secret counsel of the Lord is for those that fear him, and his covenant—to make it known to them.
15 My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.
My eyes are ever [directed] toward the Lord; for he will draw out of the net my feet.
16 Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.
Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.
The distresses of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my afflictions.
18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.
Look on my misery and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.
Look at my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with the hatred of violence.
20 Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.
Oh, guard my soul; and deliver me: let me not be put to shame; for I put my trust in thee.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
Let integrity and uprightness guard me; for I wait on thee.
22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.
Redeem, O God, Israel out of all his distresses.
