Psalms 25

1 By David. To you, LORD, 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, I have trusted in you. Do not let me be shamed. Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

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

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

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

4 Show me your ways, LORD. 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 Guide me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. I wait for you all day long.

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

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

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 ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

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

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

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

He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

10 All the paths of the LORD are loving kindness and truth to such as keep 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, LORD, pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

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

13 His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land.

His soul shall dwell in good things: 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 Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them.

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

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

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

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

17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22 God, redeem Israel out of all his troubles.

Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations.