Psalms 25

To you I lift up my soul

Of David. To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;a ²in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.b ³Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.c

⁴Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.d ⁵Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You.e ⁶Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age.

⁷Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O LORD.f ⁸Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.g ⁹He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.h

¹⁰All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.i ¹¹For the sake of Your name, O LORD, forgive my iniquity, for it is great.j ¹²Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.k

¹³His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land.l ¹⁴The LORD confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them.m ¹⁵My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will free my feet from the mesh.n

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. ¹⁷The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. ¹⁸Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

¹⁹Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred. ²⁰Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. ²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.o

²²Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress.