Psalms 25

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

To you, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

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

O my God, I trust in you: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.

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

Yes, let none that wait on you be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

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.

Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day.

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

Remember, O LORD, your tender mercies and your loving kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

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 transgressions: according to your mercy remember you me for your goodness’ sake, 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 will he teach sinners in the way.

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

The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach 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 paths of the LORD are mercy and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

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

For your name’s sake, O LORD, pardon 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.

What man is he that fears the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

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

His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

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

The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.

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

My eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

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

Turn you to me, and have mercy on me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

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

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring you me out of my distresses.

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

Look on my affliction and my pain; and forgive 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 cruel hatred.

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

O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in you.

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

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on you.

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

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.