Psalms 25

1 Unto the end, a psalm for David. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

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

2 In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.

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

3 Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded.

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

4 Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths.

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

5 Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art God my Saviour; and on thee have I waited all the day long.

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

6 Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world.

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

7 The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

8 The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way.

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

9 He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

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

10 All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies.

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

11 For thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt pardon my sin: for it is great.

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

12 Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen.

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

13 His soul shall dwell in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land.

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

14 The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them.

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

15 My eyes are ever towards the Lord: for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare.

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

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

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

17 The troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities.

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

18 See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins.

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

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

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

20 Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee.

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

21 The innocent and the upright have adhered to me: because I have waited on thee.

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

22 Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.

Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.