Psalms 25

1 [By David.] To you, LORD, do I lift up my soul.

“Of David.” Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

2 My God, I have trusted in you. Do not let me be shamed. Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

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

3 Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Yea, none that wait on thee will be put to shame: let those be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause.

4 Show me your ways, LORD. Teach me your paths.

Show me, O Lord, thy ways; teach me thy paths.

5 Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.

Lead me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art the God of my salvation: on thee do I wait all the day.

6 LORD, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times.

Remember thy mercies, O Lord, and thy kindnesses; for they are from everlasting.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness' sake, LORD.

The sins of my youth and my transgressions do not remember: according to thy kindness bear thou me in remembrance, for the sake of thy goodness, O Lord.

8 Good and upright is the LORD, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.

Good and upright is the Lord: therefore he pointeth out to sinners the right way.

9 He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way.

He guideth the meek in justice, and he teacheth the meek his way.

10 All the paths of the LORD are loving kindness and truth to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

All the paths of the Lord are kindness and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11 For your name's sake, LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

For the sake of thy name, O Lord, pardon my iniquity: although it is great.

12 What man is he who fears the LORD? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.

Who is that man that feareth the Lord? to him will he point out the way which he is to choose?

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

His soul shall abide in happiness: and his seed shall inherit the land.

14 The friendship of the LORD is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant.

The secret counsel of the Lord is for those that fear him, and his covenant—to make it known to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

My eyes are ever [directed] toward the Lord; for he will draw out of the net my feet.

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

Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted.

17 Relieve me from the distresses of my heart, and bring me out of my distresses.

The distresses of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my afflictions.

18 Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins.

Look on my misery and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.

19 Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred.

Look at my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with the hatred of violence.

20 Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

Oh, guard my soul; and deliver me: let me not be put to shame; for I put my trust in thee.

21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you, LORD.

Let integrity and uprightness guard me; for I wait on thee.

22 Redeem Israel, God, from all of his troubles.

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