Psalms 25

1 To you, Yahweh, I lift up my life!

Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;

2 My God, I trust in you. Do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies rejoice triumphantly over me.

in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

3 May no one who hopes in you be disgraced may those who act treacherously without cause be ashamed!

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.

4 Make known to me your ways, Yahweh; teach me your paths.

Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.

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

Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.

6 Call to mind, Yahweh, your acts of compassion and of covenant faithfulness; for they have always existed.

Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

7 Do not think about the sins of my youth or my rebelliousness; Call me to mind with covenant faithfulness because of your goodness, Yahweh!

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.

8 Yahweh is good and upright; therefore he teaches sinners the way.

Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.

9 He guides the humble in what is right and he teaches them his way.

He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.

10 All the paths of Yahweh are steadfast love and faithfulness to those who keep his covenant and his solemn commands.

All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.

11 For your name's sake, Yahweh, pardon my sin, for it is great.

For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man who fears Yahweh? The Lord will instruct him in the way that he should choose.

Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.

13 His life will go along in goodness; and his descendants will inherit the land.

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

14 The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, and he makes his covenant known to them.

The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.

15 My eyes are always on Yahweh, for he will free my feet from the net.

My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.

16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me; for I am alone and afflicted.

Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted.

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged; draw me out from my distress!

The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.

18 See my affliction and my toils; forgive all my sins.

Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

19 See my enemies, for they are many; they hate me with cruel hatred.

Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred.

20 Protect my life and rescue me; do not let me be humiliated, for I take refuge in you!

Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I hope in you.

May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.

22 Rescue Israel, God, from all of his troubles!

Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.