Psalm 25

English Standard Version

Teach Me Your Paths

^[a] Of David.

25 To you, O Lord, I ^(A)lift up my soul.
²O my God, in you I ^(B)trust;
    ^(C)let me not be put to shame;
    ^(D)let not my enemies exult over me.
³Indeed, ^(E)none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
    they shall be ashamed who are ^(F)wantonly ^(G)treacherous.

⁴^(H)Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
    teach me your paths.
⁵Lead me in your ^(I)truth and teach me,
    for you are the God of my salvation;
    for you I wait all the day long.

⁶Remember your ^(J)mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
    ^(K)for they have been from of old.
⁷Remember not ^(L)the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
    according to your ^(M)steadfast love remember me,
    for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!

⁸^(N)Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he ^(O)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 ^(P)steadfast love and faithfulness,
    for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.

¹¹For your ^(Q)name's sake, O Lord,
    pardon my guilt, for it is ^(R)great.
¹²Who is the man who fears the Lord?
    Him ^(S)will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
¹³His soul shall ^(T)abide in well-being,
    and his ^(U)offspring ^(V)shall inherit the land.
¹⁴^(W)The friendship^[b] of the Lord is for those who fear him,
    and he makes known to them his covenant.
¹⁵My ^(X)eyes are ever toward the Lord,
    for he will ^(Y)pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶^(Z)Turn 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.
¹⁸^(AA)Consider 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!
    ^(AB)Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
    for I wait for you.

²²^(AC)Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.

Footnotes

Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 25:14 Or The secret counsel

Psalm 25

New International Version

Psalm 25^[a]

Of David.

¹In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.^(A)

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

⁴Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.^(E)
⁵Guide 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.
⁶Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,^(I)
    for they are from of old.
⁷Do 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)

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes

Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Psalm 25:12 Or ways he chooses
Psalm 25:21 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have Lord.

Isaiah 44:6-8

English Standard Version

Besides Me There Is No God

⁶Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel
    and ^(A)his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:
^(B)“I am the first and I am the last;
    besides me there is no god.
⁷^(C)Who is like me? Let him proclaim it.^[a]
    Let him declare and set it before me,
since I appointed an ancient people.
    Let them declare what is to come, and what will happen.
⁸Fear not, nor be afraid;
    have I not told you from of old and declared it?
    ^(D)And you are my witnesses!
^(E)Is there a God besides me?
    There is no ^(F)Rock; I know not any.”

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Isaiah 44:7 Or Who like me can proclaim it?

Isaiah 44:6-8

New International Version

The Lord, Not Idols

⁶“This is what the Lord says—
    Israel’s King^(A) and Redeemer,^(B) the Lord Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;^(C)
    apart from me there is no God.^(D)
⁷Who then is like me?^(E) Let him proclaim it.
    Let him declare and lay out before me
what has happened since I established my ancient people,
    and what is yet to come—
    yes, let them foretell^(F) what will come.
⁸Do not tremble, do not be afraid.
    Did I not proclaim^(G) this and foretell it long ago?
You are my witnesses. Is there any God^(H) besides me?
    No, there is no other Rock;^(I) I know not one.”

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Isaiah 44:21-23

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The Lord Redeems Israel

²¹Remember these things, O Jacob,
    and Israel, for you are ^(A)my servant;
I formed you; you are my servant;
    ^(B)O Israel, you will not be forgotten by me.
²²^(C)I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud
    and your sins like mist;
return to me, for I have redeemed you.

²³^(D)Sing, O heavens, for the Lord has done it;
    shout, O ^(E)depths of the earth;
break forth into singing, O mountains,
    O forest, and every tree in it!
For the Lord has redeemed Jacob,
    ^(F)and will be glorified^[a] in Israel.

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Isaiah 44:23 Or will display his beauty

Isaiah 44:21-23

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²¹“Remember^(A) these things, Jacob,
    for you, Israel, are my servant.^(B)
I have made you, you are my servant;^(C)
    Israel, I will not forget you.^(D)
²²I have swept away^(E) your offenses like a cloud,
    your sins like the morning mist.
Return^(F) to me,
    for I have redeemed^(G) you.”

²³Sing for joy,^(H) you heavens, for the Lord has done this;
    shout aloud, you earth^(I) beneath.
Burst into song, you mountains,^(J)
    you forests and all your trees,^(K)
for the Lord has redeemed^(L) Jacob,
    he displays his glory^(M) in Israel.

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Ephesians 4:1-16

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Unity in the Body of Christ

4 I therefore, ^(A)a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to ^(B)walk in a manner worthy of ^(C)the calling to which you have been called, ²with all ^(D)humility and ^(E)gentleness, with ^(F)patience, ^(G)bearing with one another in love, ³eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in ^(H)the bond of peace. ⁴There is ^(I)one body and ^(J)one Spirit—just as you were called to the one ^(K)hope that belongs to your call— ⁵^(L)one Lord, ^(M)one faith, ^(N)one baptism, ⁶^(O)one God and Father of all, ^(P)who is over all and through all and in all. ⁷But ^(Q)grace was given ^(R)to each one of us ^(S)according to the measure of Christ's gift. ⁸Therefore it says,

^(T)“When he ascended on high ^(U)he led a host of captives,
and he gave gifts to men.”^[a]

⁹(^(V)In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that he had also descended into ^(W)the lower regions, the earth?^[b] ¹⁰He who descended is the one who also ^(X)ascended ^(Y)far above all the heavens, that he might ^(Z)fill all things.) ¹¹And ^(AA)he gave the ^(AB)apostles, the prophets, the ^(AC)evangelists, the ^(AD)shepherds^[c] and teachers,^[d] ¹²^(AE)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^(AF)building up ^(AG)the body of Christ, ¹³until we all attain to ^(AH)the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^(AI)to mature manhood,^[e] to the measure of the stature of ^(AJ)the fullness of Christ, ¹⁴so that we may no longer be children, ^(AK)tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in ^(AL)deceitful schemes. ¹⁵Rather, ^(AM)speaking the truth in love, we are to ^(AN)grow up in every way into him who is ^(AO)the head, into Christ, ¹⁶^(AP)from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, ^(AQ)when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.

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Ephesians 4:8 The Greek word anthropoi can refer to both men and women
Ephesians 4:9 Or the lower parts of the earth?
Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
Ephesians 4:13 Greek to a full-grown man

Ephesians 4:1-16

New International Version

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

4 As a prisoner^(A) for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy^(B) of the calling^(C) you have received. ²Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another^(D) in love.^(E) ³Make every effort to keep the unity^(F) of the Spirit through the bond of peace.^(G) ⁴There is one body^(H) and one Spirit,^(I) just as you were called to one hope when you were called^(J); ⁵one Lord,^(K) one faith, one baptism; ⁶one God and Father of all,^(L) who is over all and through all and in all.^(M)

⁷But to each one of us^(N) grace^(O) has been given^(P) as Christ apportioned it. ⁸This is why it^[a] says:

“When he ascended on high,
he took many captives^(Q)
and gave gifts to his people.”^[b]^(R)

⁹(What does “he ascended” mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions^[c]? ¹⁰He who descended is the very one who ascended^(S) higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe.)^(T) ¹¹So Christ himself gave^(U) the apostles,^(V) the prophets,^(W) the evangelists,^(X) the pastors and teachers,^(Y) ¹²to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ^(Z) may be built up^(AA) ¹³until we all reach unity^(AB) in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God^(AC) and become mature,^(AD) attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.^(AE)

¹⁴Then we will no longer be infants,^(AF) tossed back and forth by the waves,^(AG) and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.^(AH) ¹⁵Instead, speaking the truth in love,^(AI) we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head,^(AJ) that is, Christ. ¹⁶From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows^(AK) and builds itself up^(AL) in love,^(AM) as each part does its work.

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Footnotes

Ephesians 4:8 Or God
Ephesians 4:8 Psalm 68:18
Ephesians 4:9 Or the depths of the earth

Mark 3:7-19

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A Great Crowd Follows Jesus

⁷^(A)Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the sea, and ^(B)a great crowd followed, from Galilee and Judea ⁸and Jerusalem and ^(C)Idumea and from beyond the Jordan and from around ^(D)Tyre and Sidon. When the great crowd heard all that he was doing, they came to him. ⁹And he told his disciples to ^(E)have a boat ready for him because of the crowd, lest they ^(F)crush him, ¹⁰for ^(G)he had healed many, so that all who had ^(H)diseases pressed around him ^(I)to touch him. ¹¹^(J)And whenever the unclean spirits saw him, they ^(K)fell down before him and cried out, “You are ^(L)the Son of God.” ¹²And ^(M)he strictly ordered them not to make him known.

The Twelve Apostles

¹³^(N)And he went up on the mountain and called to him those ^(O)whom he desired, and they came to him. ¹⁴^(P)And he appointed twelve (whom he also named apostles) so that they might be with him and he might send them out to preach ¹⁵^(Q)and have authority to cast out demons. ¹⁶He appointed the twelve: ^(R)Simon (to whom ^(S)he gave the name Peter); ¹⁷^(T)James the son of Zebedee and John the brother of James (to whom he gave the name Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder); ¹⁸Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and ^(U)Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Zealot,^[a] ¹⁹and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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Mark 3:18 Greek kananaios, meaning zealot

Mark 3:7-19

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Crowds Follow Jesus^(A)

⁷Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed.^(B) ⁸When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon.^(C) ⁹Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a small boat ready for him, to keep the people from crowding him. ¹⁰For he had healed many,^(D) so that those with diseases were pushing forward to touch him.^(E) ¹¹Whenever the impure spirits saw him, they fell down before him and cried out, “You are the Son of God.”^(F) ¹²But he gave them strict orders not to tell others about him.^(G)

Jesus Appoints the Twelve^(H)

¹³Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him.^(I) ¹⁴He appointed twelve^[a]^(J) that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach ¹⁵and to have authority to drive out demons.^(K) ¹⁶These are the twelve he appointed: Simon (to whom he gave the name Peter),^(L) ¹⁷James son of Zebedee and his brother John (to them he gave the name Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder”), ¹⁸Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Thaddaeus, Simon the Zealot ¹⁹and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.

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Mark 3:14 Some manuscripts twelve—designating them apostles—

Psalm 25 English Standard Version

Teach Me Your Paths

[a] Of David.

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Psalm 25 New International Version

Psalm 25[a]

Of David.

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Isaiah 44:6-8 English Standard Version

Besides Me There Is No God

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Isaiah 44:6-8 New International Version

The Lord, Not Idols

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Isaiah 44:21-23 English Standard Version

The Lord Redeems Israel

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Isaiah 44:21-23 New International Version

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Ephesians 4:1-16 English Standard Version

Unity in the Body of Christ

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Ephesians 4:1-16 New International Version

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ

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Mark 3:7-19 English Standard Version

A Great Crowd Follows Jesus

The Twelve Apostles

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Mark 3:7-19 New International Version

Crowds Follow Jesus(A)

Jesus Appoints the Twelve(H)

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