Psalms 25

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

BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] To You, O YHWH, 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.

My God, in You I have trusted, Do not let me be ashamed, Do not let my enemies exult over me.

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

Also let none waiting on You be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

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

Your ways, O YHWH, cause me to know, You 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.

Cause me to tread in Your truth, and teach me, For You [are] the God of my salvation, Near You I have waited all the day.

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

Remember Your mercies, O YHWH, And Your kindnesses, for they [are] from the age.

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.

Sins of my youth, and my transgressions, Do not remember. According to Your kindness be mindful of me, For Your goodness’ sake, O YHWH.

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

Good and upright [is] YHWH, Therefore He directs sinners in the way.

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

He causes the humble to tread in judgment, And teaches the humble 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 YHWH [are] kindness and truth, To those keeping 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 YHWH, You have pardoned my iniquity, 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] this—the man fearing YHWH? He directs him in the way He chooses.

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

His soul remains in good, And his seed possesses the land.

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

The secret of YHWH [is] for those fearing Him, And His covenant—to cause them to know.

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

My eyes [are] continually to YHWH, For He brings my feet out from a net.

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

Turn to me, and favor me, For I [am] lonely and afflicted.

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

The distresses of my heart have enlarged themselves, Bring me out from my distresses.

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

See my affliction and my misery, And bear with all my sins.

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

See my enemies, for they have been many, And they have hated me with violent 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, Do not let me be ashamed, for I trusted in You.

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

Integrity and uprightness keep me, For I have waited [on] You.

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

Redeem Israel, O God, from all his distresses!