Psalm 23–25

Psalm 23

THE GOOD SHEPHERD

A psalm of David.

¹The Lord is my shepherd;^af

I have what I need.^ag

²He lets me lie down in green pastures;^ah

he leads me beside quiet waters.^ai

³He renews my life;

he leads me along the right paths^D

for his name’s sake.^aj

⁴Even when I go through the darkest valley,^E

I fear no danger,

for you are with me;^ak

your rod and your staff—they comfort me.^al

⁵You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies;

you anoint my head with oil;^am

my cup overflows.^an

⁶Only goodness and faithful love will pursue me

all the days of my life,^ao

and I will dwell in^A the house of the Lord

as long as I live.^Bap

Psalm 24

THE KING OF GLORY

A psalm of David.

¹The earth and everything in it,

the world and its inhabitants,

belong to the Lord;^a

²for he laid its foundation on the seas

and established it on the rivers.^b

³Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?

Who may stand in his holy place?^c

⁴The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,^d

who has not appealed to^C what is false,^e

and who has not sworn deceitfully.

⁵He will receive blessing from the Lord,^f

and righteousness^D from the God of his salvation.^g

⁶Such is the generation of those who inquire of him,

who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^Eh

Selah

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates!

Rise up, ancient doors!

Then the King of glory will come in.ⁱ

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord, strong and mighty,

the Lord, mighty in battle.^j

⁹Lift up your heads, you gates!

Rise up, ancient doors!

Then the King of glory will come in.

¹⁰Who is he, this King of glory?

The Lord of Armies,

he is the King of glory.^k

Selah

Psalm 25

DEPENDENCE ON THE LORD

Of David.

¹Lord, I appeal to you.^Fl

²My God, I trust in you.

Do not let me be disgraced;^m

do not let my enemies gloat over me.ⁿ

³No one who waits for you

will be disgraced;^o

those who act treacherously without cause

will be disgraced.^p

⁴Make your ways known to me, Lord;

teach me your paths.^q

⁵Guide me in your truth and teach me,^r

for you are the God of my salvation;^s

I wait for you all day long.^t

⁶Remember, Lord, your compassion

and your faithful love,

for they have existed from antiquity.^Gu

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth^v

or my acts of rebellion;^w

in keeping with your faithful love, remember me

because of your goodness, Lord.^x

⁸The Lord is good and upright;^y

therefore he shows sinners the way.^z

⁹He leads the humble in what is right^aa

and teaches them his way.^ab

¹⁰All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth

to those who keep his covenant and decrees.^ac

¹¹Lord, for the sake of your name,

forgive my iniquity, for it is immense.^ad

¹²Who is this person who fears the Lord?^ae

He will show him the way he should choose.^af

¹³He will live a good life,

and his descendants will inherit the land.^Aag

¹⁴The secret counsel of the Lord

is for those who fear him,

and he reveals his covenant to them.^ah

¹⁵My eyes are always on the Lord,

for he will pull my feet out of the net.^ai

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am alone and afflicted.^aj

¹⁷The distresses of my heart increase;^Bak

bring me out of my sufferings.^al

¹⁸Consider my affliction and trouble,^am

and forgive all my sins.^an

¹⁹Consider my enemies; they are numerous,^ao

and they hate me violently.^ap

²⁰Guard me and rescue me;^a

do not let me be disgraced,

for I take refuge in you.^b

²¹May integrity and what is right

watch over me,

for I wait for you.^c

²²God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.^d