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Psalm 25
Legacy Standard Bible

Lead Me in Your Truth

Of David.

Aleph

25 To You, O Yahweh, I (A)lift up my soul.

Beth

2 O my God, in You (B)I trust,
Do not let me (C)be ashamed;
Do not let my (D)enemies exult over me.

Gimel

3 Indeed, let (E)none who hope in You be ashamed;
Let those who (F)deal treacherously without cause be ashamed.

Daleth

4 (G)Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh;
Teach me Your paths.

He / Vav

5 Lead me in (H)Your truth and teach me,
For You are the (I)God of my salvation;
In You I (J)hope all the day.

Zayin

6 (K)Remember, O Yahweh, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been [a](L)from of old.

Heth

7 Do not remember the (M)sins of my youth or my transgressions;
(N)According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For the sake of Your (O)goodness, O Yahweh.

Teth

8 (P)Good and (Q)upright is Yahweh;
Therefore He (R)instructs sinners in the way.

Yodh

9 May He (S)lead the [b]humble in justice,
And may He (T)teach the [c]humble His way.

Kaph

10 All the paths of Yahweh are (U)lovingkindness and truth
To (V)those who guard His covenant and His testimonies.

Lamedh

11 For (W)Your name’s sake, O Yahweh,
(X)Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

Mem

12 Who is the man who (Y)fears Yahweh?
He will (Z)instruct him in the way he should choose.

Nun

13 His soul will (AA)abide in goodness,
And his seed will (AB)inherit the [d]land.

Samekh

14 The [e](AC)secret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him,
[f]And He will (AD)make them know His covenant.

Ayin

15 My (AE)eyes are continually toward Yahweh,
For He will (AF)bring my feet out of the net.

Pe

16 (AG)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am (AH)alone and afflicted.

Tsadhe

17 [g]The (AI)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me (AJ)out of my distresses.

Resh

18 (AK)See my affliction and my [h]trouble,
And (AL)forgive all my sins.

Resh

19 See my enemies, for they (AM)are many,
And they (AN)hate me with violent hatred.

Shin

20 (AO)Keep my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me (AP)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Tav

21 Let (AQ)integrity and uprightness guard me,
For (AR)I hope in You.
22 (AS)Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his troubles.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25:6 Or everlasting
  2. Psalm 25:9 Or afflicted
  3. Psalm 25:9 Or afflicted
  4. Psalm 25:13 Or earth
  5. Psalm 25:14 Or counsel, intimacy
  6. Psalm 25:14 Or And His covenant, to make them know it
  7. Psalm 25:17 Or Relieve the troubles of my heart
  8. Psalm 25:18 Lit toil
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Psalm 25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 25[a]

Confident Prayer for Forgiveness and Guidance

1 Of David.

I

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul,
2     (A)my God, in you I trust;
    do not let me be disgraced;(B)
    do not let my enemies gloat over me.
3 No one is disgraced who waits for you,(C)
    but only those who are treacherous without cause.
4 Make known to me your ways, Lord;
    teach me your paths.(D)
5 Guide me by your fidelity and teach me,
    for you are God my savior,
    for you I wait all the day long.
6 Remember your compassion and your mercy, O Lord,
    for they are ages old.(E)
7 Remember no more the sins of my youth;(F)
    remember me according to your mercy,
    because of your goodness, Lord.

II

8 Good and upright is the Lord,
    therefore he shows sinners the way,
9 He guides the humble in righteousness,
    and teaches the humble his way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth
    toward those who honor his covenant and decrees.
11 For the sake of your name, Lord,
    pardon my guilt, though it is great.
12 Who is the one who fears the Lord?
    God shows him the way he should choose.(G)
13 He will abide in prosperity,
    and his descendants will inherit the land.(H)
14 The counsel of the Lord belongs to those who fear him;
    and his covenant instructs them.
15 My eyes are ever upon the Lord,
    who frees my feet from the snare.(I)

III

16 Look upon me, have pity on me,
    for I am alone and afflicted.(J)
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart;
    bring me out of my distress.
18 Look upon my affliction and suffering;
    take away all my sins.
19 See how many are my enemies,
    see how fiercely they hate me.
20 Preserve my soul and rescue me;
    do not let me be disgraced, for in you I seek refuge.
21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
    I wait for you, O Lord.
22 [b]Redeem Israel, O God,
    from all its distress!

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25 A lament. Each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Such acrostic Psalms are often a series of statements only loosely connected. The psalmist mixes ardent pleas (Ps 25:1–2, 16–22) with expressions of confidence in God who forgives and guides.
  2. 25:22 A final verse beginning with the Hebrew letter pe is added to the normal twenty-two-letter alphabet. Thus the letters aleph, lamed, and pe open the first, middle (Ps 25:11), and last lines of the Psalm. Together, they spell aleph, the first letter of the alphabet, from a Hebrew root that means “to learn.”
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