Psalm 25-28

New International Version

² I trust in you;^(B)
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
³ No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,^(C)
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous^(D) without cause.

⁴ Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.^(E)
5 Guide me in your truth^(F) and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,^(G)
    and my hope is in you^(H) all day long.
⁶ Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,^(I)
    for they are from of old.
⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth^(J)
    and my rebellious ways;^(K)
according to your love^(L) remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.^(M)

⁸ Good and upright^(N) is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs^(O) sinners in his ways.
⁹ He guides^(P) the humble in what is right
    and teaches them^(Q) his way.
¹⁰ All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful^(R)
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.^(S)
11 For the sake of your name,^(T) Lord,
    forgive^(U) my iniquity,^(V) though it is great.

¹² Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?^(W)
    He will instruct them in the ways^(X) they should choose.^[b]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,^(Y)
    and their descendants will inherit the land.^(Z)
14 The Lord confides^(AA) in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known^(AB) to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are ever on the Lord,^(AC)
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.^(AD)

¹⁶ Turn to me^(AE) and be gracious to me,^(AF)
    for I am lonely^(AG) and afflicted.
¹⁷ Relieve the troubles^(AH) of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.^(AI)
18 Look on my affliction^(AJ) and my distress^(AK)
    and take away all my sins.^(AL)
19 See how numerous are my enemies^(AM)
    and how fiercely they hate me!^(AN)

²⁰ Guard my life^(AO) and rescue me;^(AP)
    do not let me be put to shame,^(AQ)
    for I take refuge^(AR) in you.
²¹ May integrity^(AS) and uprightness^(AT) protect me,
    because my hope, Lord,^[c] is in you.^(AU)

²² Deliver Israel,^(AV) O God,
    from all their troubles!

⁴ I do not sit^(BF) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.^(BG)
5 I abhor^(BH) the assembly of evildoers
    and refuse to sit with the wicked.
⁶ I wash my hands in innocence,^(BI)
    and go about your altar, Lord,
⁷ proclaiming aloud your praise^(BJ)
    and telling of all your wonderful deeds.^(BK)

⁸ Lord, I love^(BL) the house where you live,
    the place where your glory dwells.^(BM)
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
    my life with those who are bloodthirsty,^(BN)
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,^(BO)
    whose right hands are full of bribes.^(BP)
11 I lead a blameless life;
    deliver me^(BQ) and be merciful to me.

¹² My feet stand on level ground;^(BR)
    in the great congregation^(BS) I will praise the Lord.

² When the wicked advance against me
    to devour^[d] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.^(BX)
3 Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;^(BY)
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.^(BZ)

⁴ One thing^(CA) I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,^(CB)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
⁵ For in the day of trouble^(CC)
    he will keep me safe^(CD) in his dwelling;
he will hide me^(CE) in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.^(CF)

⁶ Then my head will be exalted^(CG)
    above the enemies who surround me;^(CH)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice^(CI) with shouts of joy;^(CJ)
    I will sing^(CK) and make music^(CL) to the Lord.

⁷ Hear my voice^(CM) when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.^(CN)
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!^(CO)”
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.
⁹ Do not hide your face^(CP) from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;^(CQ)
    you have been my helper.^(CR)
Do not reject me or forsake^(CS) me,
    God my Savior.^(CT)
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.
¹¹ Teach me your way,^(CU) Lord;
    lead me in a straight path^(CV)
    because of my oppressors.^(CW)
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses^(CX) rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

¹³ I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord^(CY)
    in the land of the living.^(CZ)
14 Wait^(DA) for the Lord;
    be strong^(DB) and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.

³ Do not drag me away with the wicked,
    with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
    but harbor malice in their hearts.^(DI)
4 Repay them for their deeds
    and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done^(DJ)
    and bring back on them what they deserve.^(DK)

⁵ Because they have no regard for the deeds of the Lord
    and what his hands have done,^(DL)
he will tear them down
    and never build them up again.

⁶ Praise be to the Lord,^(DM)
    for he has heard my cry for mercy.^(DN)
7 The Lord is my strength^(DO) and my shield;
    my heart trusts^(DP) in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,^(DQ)
    and with my song I praise him.^(DR)

⁸ The Lord is the strength^(DS) of his people,
    a fortress of salvation^(DT) for his anointed one.^(DU)
9 Save your people^(DV) and bless your inheritance;^(DW)
    be their shepherd^(DX) and carry them^(DY) forever.