Psalms 25

1 BY DAVID. [ALEPH-BET] To You, O YHWH, I lift up my soul.

A Psalm of David. To you, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.

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

O my God, I have trusted in you: let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.

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

For none of them that wait on you shall in any wise be ashamed: let them be ashamed that transgress without cause.

4 Your ways, O YHWH, cause me to know, You teach me Your paths.

Show me your ways, O Lord; and teach me your paths.

5 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.

Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my Saviour: and I have waited on you all the day.

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

Remember your compassions, O Lord, and your mercies, for they are from everlasting.

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

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor [my sins] of ignorance: remember me according to your mercy, for your goodness' sake, O Lord.

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

Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he instruct sinners in [the] way.

9 He causes the humble to tread in judgment, And teaches the humble His way.

The meek will he guide in judgement: the meek will he teach his ways.

10 All the paths of YHWH [are] kindness and truth, To those keeping His covenant, And His testimonies.

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

11 For Your Name’s sake, O YHWH, You have pardoned my iniquity, for it [is] great.

For your name's sake, O Lord, do you also be merciful to my sin; for it is great.

12 Who [is] this—the man fearing YHWH? He directs him in the way He chooses.

Who is the man that fears the Lord? he shall instruct him in the way which he has chosen.

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

His soul shall dwell in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

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

The Lord is the strength of them that fear him; and his covenant is to manifest [truth] to them.

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

Mine eyes are continually to the Lord; for he shall draw my feet out of the snare.

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

Look upon me, and have mercy upon me; for I am an only child and poor.

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

The afflictions of my heart have been multiplied; deliver me from my distresses.

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

Look upon mine affliction and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.

19 See my enemies, for they have been many, And they have hated me with violent hatred.

Look upon mine enemies; for they have been multiplied; and they have hated me with unjust hatred.

20 Keep my soul, and deliver me, Do not let me be ashamed, for I trusted in You.

Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I have hoped in you.

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

The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for you, O Lord.

22 Redeem Israel, O God, from all his distresses!

Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his afflictions.