Psalm 25:1-15

New American Standard Bible

Prayer for Protection, Guidance, and Pardon.

A Psalm of David.

25 To You, Lord, I ^(A)lift up my soul.
²My God, in You ^(B)I trust,
Do not let me ^(C)be ashamed;
Do not let my ^(D)enemies rejoice over me.
³Indeed, ^(E)none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
^[a]Those who ^(F)deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

⁴^(G)Make me know Your ways, Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
⁵Lead me in ^(H)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the ^(I)God of my salvation;
For You I ^(J)wait all the day.
⁶^(K)Remember, Lord, Your compassion and Your faithfulness,
For they have been ^[b]^(L)from of old.
⁷Do not remember the ^(M)sins of my youth or my wrongdoings;
^(N)Remember me according to Your faithfulness,
For Your ^(O)goodness’ sake, Lord.

⁸^(P)The Lord is good and ^(Q)upright;
Therefore He ^(R)instructs sinners in the way.
⁹He ^(S)leads the ^[c]humble in justice,
And He ^(T)teaches the ^[d]humble His way.
¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are ^(U)faithfulness and truth
To ^(V)those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.
¹¹For the ^(W)sake of Your name, Lord,
^(X)Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.

¹²Who is the person who ^(Y)fears the Lord?
He will ^(Z)instruct him in the way he should choose.
¹³His soul will ^(AA)dwell in ^[e]prosperity,
And his ^[f]descendants will ^(AB)inherit the ^[g]land.
¹⁴The ^[h]^(AC)secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
^[i]And He will ^(AD)make them know His covenant.
¹⁵My ^(AE)eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will ^[j]^(AF)rescue my feet from the net.