Psalms 25

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

Unto the end, a psalm for David. To thee, 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek 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 after his covenant and his testimonies.

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

For thy name’s sake, O Lord, thou wilt pardon 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 feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.