Psalm 25–27

Psalm 25

Dependence on the Lord

Davidic.

¹Lord, ^jI turn to You. ^kl

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. ^uv

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth ^w

or my acts of rebellion; ^x

in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me

because of Your goodness, Lord. ^y

⁸The Lord is good and upright; ^z

therefore He shows sinners the way. ^a

⁹He leads the humble in what is right ^b

and teaches them His way. ^c

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

to those who keep His covenant and decrees. ^d

¹¹Because of Your name, Yahweh,

forgive my sin, for it is great. ^e

¹²Who is the man who fears the Lord? ^f

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

¹³He will live a good life,

and his descendants will inherit the land. ^hi

¹⁴The secret counsel of the Lord

is for those who fear Him,

and He reveals His covenant to them. ^j

¹⁵My eyes are always on the Lord,

for He will pull my feet out of the net. ^k

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am alone and afflicted. ^l

¹⁷The distresses of my heart increase; ^mn

bring me out of my sufferings. ^o

¹⁸Consider my affliction and trouble, ^p

and take away all my sins. ^q

¹⁹Consider my enemies; they are numerous, ^r

and they hate me violently. ^s

²⁰Guard me and deliver me; ^t

do not let me be put to shame,

for I take refuge in You. ^u

²¹May integrity and what is right

watch over me,

for I wait for You. ^v

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

Psalm 26

Prayer for Vindication

Davidic.

¹Vindicate me, Lord,

because I have lived with integrity

and have trusted in the Lord without wavering. ^x

²Test me, Lord, and try me;

examine my heart and mind. ^y

³For Your faithful love is before my eyes,

and I live by Your truth. ^z

⁴I do not sit with the worthless

or associate with hypocrites.

⁵I hate a crowd of evildoers,

and I do not sit with the wicked. ^a

⁶I wash my hands ^bin innocence ^c

and go around Your altar, Lord, ^d

⁷raising my voice in thanksgiving ^e

and telling about Your wonderful works. ^f

⁸Lord, I love the house where You dwell,

the place where Your glory resides. ^g

⁹Do not destroy me along with sinners,

or my life along with men of bloodshed ^h

¹⁰in whose hands are evil schemes

and whose right hands are filled with bribes. ⁱ

¹¹But I live with integrity;

redeem me and be gracious to me. ^j

¹²My foot stands on level ground; ^k

I will praise the Lord in the assemblies. ^l

Psalm 27

My Stronghold

Davidic.

¹The Lord is my light and my salvation—

whom should I fear? ^m

The Lord is the stronghold of my life—

of whom should I be afraid? ⁿ

²When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, ^o

my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. ^p

³Though an army deploys against me,

my heart is not afraid;

though a war breaks out against me,

still I am confident. ^q

⁴I have asked one thing from the Lord;

it is what I desire:

to dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life, ^r

gazing on the beauty of the Lord ^s

and seeking Him in His temple. ^t

⁵For He will conceal me in His shelter

in the day of adversity;

He will hide me under the cover of His tent;

He will set me high on a rock. ^u

⁶Then my head will be high

above my enemies around me; ^v

I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy. ^w

I will sing and make music to the Lord. ^x

⁷Lord, hear my voice when I call;

be gracious to me and answer me. ^y

⁸My heart says this about You,

“You ^zare to seek My face.”

Lord, I will seek Your face. ^a

⁹Do not hide Your face from me; ^b

do not turn Your servant away in anger. ^c

You have been my helper; ^d

do not leave me or abandon me,

God of my salvation.

¹⁰Even if my father and mother abandon me,

the Lord cares for me. ^e

¹¹Because of my adversaries,

show me Your way, Lord,

and lead me on a level path. ^f

¹²Do not give me over to the will of my foes,

for false witnesses rise up against me,

breathing violence. ^g

¹³I am certain that I will see the Lord’s goodness

in the land of the living. ^h

¹⁴Wait for the Lord;

be strong ⁱand courageous. ^j

Wait for the Lord. ^k