Psalms 25
The psalmist expresses trust in God, asking to be guided in truth and taught His ways, while also seeking forgiveness for past offenses and protection from enemies. The psalmist acknowledges God's mercy and righteousness, and notes that those who fear the Lord will be rewarded with a good life and inheritance. The psalmist then asks for personal deliverance from troubles and enemies, and concludes by asking God to free Israel from its tribulations.
Unto the end. A Psalm of David. To you, Lord, I have lifted up my soulIn you, my God, I trust. Let me not be put to shameAnd do not let my enemies laugh at me. For all who remain with you will not be confoundedMay all those who act unjustly over nothing be confounded. O Lord, demonstrate your ways to me, and teach me your pathsDirect me in your truth, and teach me. For you are God, my Saviour, and I remain with you all day longO Lord, remember your compassion and your mercies, which are from ages pastDo not remember the offenses of my youth and my ignorances. Remember me according to your mercy, because of your goodness, O LordThe Lord is sweet and righteous. Because of this, he will grant a law to those who fall short in the wayHe will direct the mild in judgment. He will teach the meek his waysAll the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to those who yearn for his covenant and his testimoniesBecause of your name, O Lord, you will pardon my sin, for it is greatWhich is the man who fears the Lord? He has established a law for him, on the way that he has chosenHis soul will dwell upon good things, and his offspring will inherit the earthThe Lord is a firmament to those who fear him, and his covenant will be made manifest to themMy eyes are ever toward the Lord, for he will pull my feet from the snareLook upon me and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poorThe troubles of my heart have been multiplied. Deliver me from my needfulnessSee my lowliness and my hardship, and release all my offensesConsider my enemies, for they have been multiplied, and they have hated me with an unjust hatredPreserve my soul and rescue me. I will not be ashamed, for I have hoped in youThe innocent and the righteous have adhered to me, because I have remained with youFree Israel, O God, from all his tribulations
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