Psalm 25

1    To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;

    O my God, in you I trust;  ♦

let me not be put to shame;

    let not my enemies triumph over me.

2    Let none who look to you be put to shame,  ♦

but let the treacherous be shamed and frustrated.

3    Make me to know your ways, O Lord,  ♦

and teach me your paths.

4    Lead me in your truth and teach me,  ♦

for you are the God of my salvation;

    for you have I hoped all the day long.

5    Remember, Lord, your compassion and love,  ♦

for they are from everlasting.

6    Remember not the sins of my youth

    or my transgressions,  ♦

but think on me in your goodness, O Lord,

    according to your steadfast love.

7    Gracious and upright is the Lord;  ♦

therefore shall he teach sinners in the way.

8    He will guide the humble in doing right  ♦

and teach his way to the lowly.

9    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth  ♦

to those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

10  For your name’s sake, O Lord,  ♦

be merciful to my sin, for it is great.

11  Who are those who fear the Lord?  ♦

Them will he teach in the way that they should choose.

12  Their soul shall dwell at ease  ♦

and their offspring shall inherit the land.

13  The hidden purpose of the Lord is for those who fear him  ♦

and he will show them his covenant.

14  My eyes are ever looking to the Lord,  ♦

for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

15  Turn to me and be gracious to me,  ♦

for I am alone and brought very low.

16  The sorrows of my heart have increased;  ♦

O bring me out of my distress.

17  Look upon my adversity and misery  ♦

and forgive me all my sin.

18  Look upon my enemies, for they are many  ♦

and they bear a violent hatred against me.

19  O keep my soul and deliver me;  ♦

let me not be put to shame, for I have put my trust in you.

20  Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,  ♦

for my hope has been in you.

21  Deliver Israel, O God,  ♦

out of all his troubles.

 

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