Psalm 25-28
New American Standard Bible 1995
Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon.
A Psalm of David.
25 To You, O Lord, I (A)lift up my soul.
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.
3 Indeed, (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, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
5 Lead 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, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been [b](L)from of old.
7 Do not remember the (M)sins of my youth or my transgressions;
(N)According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For Your (O)goodness’ sake, O Lord.
8 (P)Good and (Q)upright is the Lord;
Therefore He (R)instructs sinners in the way.
9 He (S)leads the [c]humble in justice,
And He (T)teaches the [d]humble His way.
10 All the paths of the Lord are (U)lovingkindness and truth
To (V)those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
11 For (W)Your name’s sake, O Lord,
(X)Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
12 Who is the man who (Y)fears the Lord?
He will (Z)instruct him in the way he should choose.
13 His soul will (AA)abide in [e]prosperity,
And his [f]descendants will (AB)inherit the [g]land.
14 The [h](AC)secret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,
[i]And He will (AD)make them know His covenant.
15 My (AE)eyes are continually toward the Lord,
For He will [j](AF)pluck my feet out of the net.
16 (AG)Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am (AH)lonely and afflicted.
17 [k]The (AI)troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me (AJ)out of my distresses.
18 (AK)Look upon my affliction and my [l]trouble,
And (AL)forgive all my sins.
19 Look upon my enemies, for they (AM)are many,
And they (AN)hate me with violent hatred.
20 (AO)Guard my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me (AP)be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
21 Let (AQ)integrity and uprightness preserve me,
For (AR)I wait for You.
22 (AS)Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his troubles.
Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.
A Psalm of David.
26 [m](AT)Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have (AU)walked in my integrity,
And I have (AV)trusted in the Lord [n](AW)without wavering.
2 (AX)Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
(AY)Test my [o]mind and my heart.
3 For Your (AZ)lovingkindness is before my eyes,
And I have (BA)walked in Your [p]truth.
4 I do not (BB)sit with [q]deceitful men,
Nor will I go with [r](BC)pretenders.
5 I (BD)hate the assembly of evildoers,
And I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I shall (BE)wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about (BF)Your altar, O Lord,
7 That I may proclaim with the voice of (BG)thanksgiving
And declare all Your [s]wonders.
8 O Lord, I (BH)love the habitation of Your house
And the place [t]where Your (BI)glory dwells.
9 (BJ)Do not [u]take my soul away along with sinners,
Nor my life with (BK)men of bloodshed,
10 In whose hands is a (BL)wicked scheme,
And whose right hand is full of (BM)bribes.
11 But as for me, I shall (BN)walk in my integrity;
(BO)Redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 (BP)My foot stands on a (BQ)level place;
In the (BR)congregations I shall bless the Lord.
A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God.
A Psalm of David.
27 The Lord is my (BS)light and my (BT)salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the [v](BU)defense of my life;
(BV)Whom shall I dread?
2 When evildoers came upon me to (BW)devour my flesh,
My adversaries and my enemies, they (BX)stumbled and fell.
3 Though a (BY)host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I [w]shall be (BZ)confident.
4 (CA)One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek:
That I may (CB)dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
To behold (CC)the [x]beauty of the Lord
And to [y](CD)meditate in His temple.
5 For in the (CE)day of trouble He will (CF)conceal me in His [z]tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will (CG)hide me;
He will (CH)lift me up on a rock.
6 And now (CI)my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,
And I will offer in His tent (CJ)sacrifices [aa]with shouts of joy;
I will (CK)sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
7 (CL)Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice,
And be gracious to me and (CM)answer me.
8 When You said, “(CN)Seek My face,” my heart said to You,
“Your face, O Lord, (CO)I shall seek.”
9 (CP)Do not hide Your face from me,
Do not turn Your servant away in (CQ)anger;
You have been (CR)my help;
(CS)Do not abandon me nor (CT)forsake me,
O God of my salvation!
10 [ab]For my father and (CU)my mother have forsaken me,
But (CV)the Lord will take me up.
11 (CW)Teach me Your way, O Lord,
And lead me in a (CX)level path
Because of [ac]my foes.
12 Do not deliver me over to the [ad](CY)desire of my adversaries,
For (CZ)false witnesses have risen against me,
And such as (DA)breathe out violence.
13 [ae]I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the (DB)goodness of the Lord
In the (DC)land of the living.
14 (DD)Wait for the Lord;
Be (DE)strong and let your heart take courage;
Yes, wait for the Lord.
A Prayer for Help, and Praise for Its Answer.
A Psalm of David.
28 To You, O Lord, I call;
My (DF)rock, do not be deaf to me,
For if You (DG)are silent to me,
I will become like those who (DH)go down to the pit.
2 Hear the (DI)voice of my supplications when I cry to You for help,
When I (DJ)lift up my hands (DK)toward [af]Your holy (DL)sanctuary.
3 (DM)Do not drag me away with the wicked
And with those who work iniquity,
Who (DN)speak peace with their neighbors,
While evil is in their hearts.
4 Requite them (DO)according to their work and according to the evil of their practices;
Requite them according to the deeds of their hands;
Repay them their [ag]recompense.
5 Because they (DP)do not regard the works of the Lord
Nor the deeds of His hands,
He will tear them down and not build them up.
6 Blessed be the Lord,
Because He (DQ)has heard the voice of my supplication.
7 The Lord is my (DR)strength and my (DS)shield;
My heart (DT)trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore (DU)my heart exults,
And with (DV)my song I shall thank Him.
8 The Lord is [ah]their (DW)strength,
And He is a [ai](DX)saving defense to His anointed.
9 (DY)Save Your people and bless (DZ)Your inheritance;
Be their (EA)shepherd also, and (EB)carry them forever.
Footnotes
- Psalm 25:3 Or Let those...be ashamed
- Psalm 25:6 Or everlasting
- Psalm 25:9 Or afflicted
- Psalm 25:9 Or afflicted
- Psalm 25:13 Lit good
- Psalm 25:13 Lit seed
- Psalm 25:13 Or earth
- Psalm 25:14 Or counsel or intimacy
- Psalm 25:14 Or And His covenant, to make them know it
- Psalm 25:15 Lit bring out
- Psalm 25:17 Some commentators read Relieve the troubles of my heart
- Psalm 25:18 Lit toil
- Psalm 26:1 Lit Judge
- Psalm 26:1 Lit I do not slide
- Psalm 26:2 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man
- Psalm 26:3 Or faithfulness
- Psalm 26:4 Or worthless men; lit men of falsehood
- Psalm 26:4 Or dissemblers, hypocrites
- Psalm 26:7 Or miracles
- Psalm 26:8 Lit of the tabernacle of Your glory
- Psalm 26:9 Lit gather
- Psalm 27:1 Or refuge
- Psalm 27:3 Lit am confident
- Psalm 27:4 Lit delightfulness
- Psalm 27:4 Lit inquire
- Psalm 27:5 Or shelter
- Psalm 27:6 Lit of shouts
- Psalm 27:10 Or If my father...forsake me, Then the Lord
- Psalm 27:11 Or those who lie in wait for me
- Psalm 27:12 Lit soul
- Psalm 27:13 Or Surely I believed
- Psalm 28:2 Lit the innermost place of Your sanctuary
- Psalm 28:4 Or dealings
- Psalm 28:8 A few mss and ancient versions read the strength of His people
- Psalm 28:8 Or refuge of salvation
New American Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved.
