< Psalms 25 >
1 Unto you, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
To thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, I trust in you: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
O my God, in thee I have trusted. Let me not be put to shame. Let not my enemies triumph over me.
3 Yea, let none that wait on you be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Yea, none who wait for thee shall be put to shame. They shall be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause.
4 Show me your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
Show me thy ways, O Jehovah. Teach me thy paths.
5 Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are the God of my salvation; on you do I wait all the day.
Guide me in thy truth, and teach me. For thou are the God of my salvation. For thee do I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O LORD, your tender mercies and your loving kindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy loving kindness. For they have been ever of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to your mercy remember you me for your goodness' sake, O LORD.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. According to thy loving kindness remember thou me, for thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.
8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Good and upright is Jehovah. Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.
9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
The meek he will guide in justice, and the meek he will teach his way.
10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
All the paths of Jehovah are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12 What man is he that fears the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
What man is he who fears Jehovah? Him he shall instruct in the way that he shall choose.
13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
His soul shall dwell at ease, and his seed shall inherit the land.
14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant.
The friendship of Jehovah is with those who fear him, and he will show them his covenant.
15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
My eyes are ever toward Jehovah, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
16 Turn you unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Turn thee to me, and have mercy upon me, for I am desolate and afflicted.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring you me out of my distresses.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged. O bring thou me out of my distresses.
18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Consider my affliction and my travail, and forgive all my sins.
19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Consider my enemies, for they are many. And they hate me with cruel hatred.
20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in you.
O keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on you.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for thee.
22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all of his troubles.