Psalms 25

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

Yahweh, my God, I give myself to you.

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

I trust in you. Do not allow my enemies [to defeat me], with the result that I would be ashamed/disgraced. Do not allow my enemies to defeat/conquer me, with the result that they would rejoice.

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

Do not allow any of those who trust in you to be disappointed/disgraced. Cause those who (act treacherously toward/try to deceive) others to be disappointed/disgraced.

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

Yahweh, show me the way that I should (conduct my life/live as you want me to), teach me how to act in the manner that you want me to act/behave.

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

Teach me to conduct my life [by obeying] your truth because you are my God, the one who saves me. All the time I trust in you.

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

Yahweh, do not forget how you have acted mercifully to me and have faithfully loved me; that is the way that you have acted toward me from long ago.

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.

Forgive me for all the sinful things I did and the ways that I rebelled against you when I was young; I ask this because you faithfully love your people and do good things for them, Yahweh, do not forget me!

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

Yahweh is good and fair/just; therefore he shows sinners (how they should conduct their lives/how to live as you want them to).

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

He shows humble people what is right for them to do and teaches them what he wants [them to do].

10 All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.

He always faithfully loves and does what he has promised to those who keep his agreement with them and who do what he requires.

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

Yahweh, forgive me for all my sins, which are many, in order that I may honor you [MTY].

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

To all those who revere you [RHQ], you show them the (right way to conduct their lives/things that they should do).

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

They will always be prosperous, and their descendants will continue to live in [this] land.

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

Yahweh is a friend of those who have an awesome respect for him, and he teaches them the agreement that he [made with them].

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

I always ask [MTY] Yahweh to help me, and he rescues me from danger [MET].

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

Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me, because I am alone, and I am very distressed because I am suffering/oppressed.

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

Help me to not worry, and rescue me from my troubles.

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

Note that I am distressed and troubled [DOU], and forgive [me for] all my sins.

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

Also note that I have many enemies, see that they hate me very much.

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

Protect me, and rescue me from them; do not allow [them to defeat me], [with the result that] I would be ashamed/disgraced; I have come to you to (get refuge/be safe).

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

Protect me because I do what is good and honest/just [PRS], and because I trust in you.

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

God, rescue [us] Israeli people from all of our troubles!