Psalms 25
1 To you, Yahweh, I lift up my life!
A Psalm of David. To you, O Lord, have I lifted 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.
O my God, I have trusted in you: let me not be confounded, neither let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.
3 May no one who hopes in you be disgraced may those who act treacherously 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 Make known to me your ways, Yahweh; teach me your paths.
Show me your ways, O Lord; and 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.
Lead me in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my Saviour: and I have waited on you all the day.
6 Call to mind, Yahweh, your acts of compassion and of covenant faithfulness; for they have always existed.
Remember your compassions, O Lord, and your mercies, for they are from everlasting.
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 sins] of ignorance: remember me according to your mercy, for your goodness' sake, O Lord.
8 Yahweh is good and upright; therefore he teaches sinners the way.
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he instruct sinners in [the] way.
9 He guides the humble in what is right and he teaches them his way.
The meek will he guide in judgement: the meek will he teach his ways.
10 All the paths of Yahweh are steadfast love and faithfulness to those who keep his covenant and his solemn commands.
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, Yahweh, pardon my sin, 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 the man who fears Yahweh? The Lord will instruct him in the way that he should choose.
Who is the man that fears the Lord? he shall instruct him in the way which he has chosen.
13 His life will go along in goodness; and his descendants will inherit the land.
His soul shall dwell in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
14 The friendship of Yahweh is for those who honor him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
The Lord is the strength of them that fear him; and his covenant is to manifest [truth] to them.
15 My eyes are always on Yahweh, for he will free my feet from the net.
Mine eyes are continually to the Lord; for he shall draw my feet out of the snare.
16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me; for I am alone and afflicted.
Look upon me, and have mercy upon me; for I am an only child and poor.
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged; draw me out from my distress!
The afflictions of my heart have been multiplied; deliver me from my distresses.
18 See my affliction and my toils; forgive all my sins.
Look upon mine affliction and my trouble; and forgive all my sins.
19 See my enemies, for they are many; they hate me with cruel hatred.
Look upon mine enemies; for they have been multiplied; and they have hated me with unjust hatred.
20 Protect my life and rescue me; do not let me be humiliated, for I take refuge in you!
Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I have hoped in you.
21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I hope in you.
The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for you, O Lord.
22 Rescue Israel, God, from all of his troubles!
Deliver Israel, O God, out of all his afflictions.
