Psalm 25

₁ To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.

₂O my God, in you I trust;

let me not be put to shame;

let not my enemies exult over me.

₃Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;

they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

₄Make me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.

₅Lead me in your truth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all the day long.

₆Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,

for they have been from of old.

₇Remember not the sins of my youth or my transgressions;

according to your steadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

₈Good and upright is the Lord;

therefore he instructs sinners in the way.

₉He leads the humble in what is right,

and teaches the humble his way.

₁₀All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

₁₁For your name’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is great.

₁₂Who is the man who fears the Lord?

Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

₁₃His soul shall abide in well-being,

and his offspring shall inherit the land.

₁₄The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes known to them his covenant.

₁₅My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

₁₆Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

₁₇The troubles of my heart are enlarged;

bring me out of my distresses.

₁₈Consider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.

₁₉Consider how many are my foes,

and with what violent hatred they hate me.

₂₀Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!

Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

₂₁May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.

₂₂Redeem Israel, O God,

out of all his troubles.