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25 (0) By David:

(1) I lift my inner being to you, Adonai;
I trust you, my God.
Don’t let me be disgraced,
don’t let my enemies gloat over me.
No one waiting for you will be disgraced;
disgrace awaits those who break faith for no reason.

Make me know your ways, Adonai,
teach me your paths.
Guide me in your truth, and teach me;
for you are the God who saves me,
my hope is in you all day long.
Remember your compassion and grace, Adonai;
for these are ages old.
Don’t remember my youthful sins or transgressions;
but remember me according to your grace
for the sake of your goodness, Adonai.

Adonai is good, and he is fair;
this is why he teaches sinners the way [to live],
leads the humble to do what is right
and teaches the humble [to live] his way.
10 All Adonai’s paths are grace and truth
to those who keep his covenant and instructions.
11 For the sake of your name, Adonai,
forgive my wickedness, great though it is.

12 Who is the person who fears Adonai?
He will teach him the way to choose.
13 He will remain prosperous,
and his descendants will inherit the land.
14 Adonai relates intimately with those who fear him;
he makes them know his covenant.

15 My eyes are always directed toward Adonai,
for he will free my feet from the net.
16 Turn to me, and show me your favor;
for I am alone and oppressed.
17 The troubles of my heart are growing and growing;
bring me out of my distress.
18 See my affliction and suffering,
and take all my sins away.

19 Consider my enemies, how many there are
and how cruelly they hate me.
20 Protect me and rescue me;
don’t let me be disgraced,
for I take refuge in you.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,
because my hope is in you.

22 God! Redeem Isra’el
from all their troubles!

25 (Of Dovid) [Aleph] Unto Thee, Hashem, do I lift up my nefesh.

[Bais] O Elohai, I trust in Thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine oyevim triumph over me.

[Gimel] Yea, let none that wait [hoping in] Thee be ashamed; let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

[Dalet] Show me Thy ways, Hashem; teach me Thy paths.

[Heh Vav] Lead me in Thy emes, and teach me; for Thou art the Elohei of my Salvation; on Thee do I wait kol hayom.

[Zayin] Remember, Hashem, Thy rachamim and Thy lovingkindnesses; for they have ever been of old.

[Chet] Remember not the chattot of my youth, nor my peysha’im; according to Thy chesed remember Thou me for the sake of Thy goodness, Hashem.

[Tet] Tov and yashar is Hashem; therefore will He teach chatta’im in the Derech.

[Yod] The meek will He guide in mishpat; and the aniyim will He teach His way.

10 [Kaph] All the paths of Hashem are chesed and emes unto such as keep His Brit (covenant) and His Edot (covenant demands, urgings, reminders, testimonies).

11 [Lamed] For the sake of Thy Shem, Hashem, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

12 [Mem] What man is he that feareth Hashem? Him shall He teach in the Derech that he shall choose.

13 [Nun] His nefesh (soul) shall dwell in prosperity; and his zera shall inherit the earth.

14 [Samech] The secret of Hashem is with them that fear Him; and He will show them His Brit (covenant).

15 [Ayin] Mine eyes are ever toward Hashem; for He shall pluck my feet out of the reshet (net).

16 [Peh] Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am yachid (alone, lonely) and afflicted.

17 [Tzade] The tzoros of my lev are multiplied; O bring Thou me forth out of my distresses.

18 [Resh] Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and take away all my chattot.

19 Resh] Look upon mine enemies; for they are increased; and they hate me with sinas chamas.

20 Shin] Be shomer over my nefesh, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed; for I take refuge in Thee.

21 [Tav] Let tohm (integrity, guilelessness) and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on Thee.

22 Redeem Yisroel, O Elohim, out of all his tzoros.