Psalm 25–27

Psalm 25

A Psalm of David.

¹Unto thee, O Lord, do I ^alift up my soul.

²O my God, I ^btrust in thee: ^clet me not be ashamed,

^dLet not mine enemies triumph over me.

³Yea, let ^enone that wait on thee be ashamed:

^eeLet them be ashamed which ^ftransgress without cause.

^4gShew me thy ways, O Lord; ^ggteach me thy paths.

^5hLead me in thy truth, and teach me:

For thou art the God of my salvation;

On thee do I wait all the day.

⁶Remember, O Lord, ^†thy tender mercies and ⁱthy lovingkindnesses;

For they have been ever of old.

⁷Remember not ^jthe sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:

^kAccording to thy mercy remember thou me

For thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

^8kkGood and upright is the Lord:

^hTherefore will he teach sinners in the way.

⁹The meek will he ^lguide in judgment:

And the meek will he ^lteach his way.

¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth

Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

^11mFor thy name’s sake, O Lord,

Pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

¹²What man is he that feareth the Lord?

ⁿHim shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

¹³His soul ^†shall ^odwell at ease;

And ^oohis seed ^pshall inherit the earth.

^14qThe secret of the Lord is with them that fear him;

^||And he will shew them his covenant.

^15rMine eyes are ever toward the Lord;

For he shall ^†pluck my feet out of ^sthe net.

^16tTurn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;

For I am ^udesolate and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart are enlarged:

O bring thou me out of my distresses.

^18wLook upon mine affliction and my pain;

And forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Consider mine enemies; for they are many;

And they hate me with ^†cruel hatred.

²⁰O keep my soul, and deliver me:

^xLet me not be ashamed; ^yfor I put my trust in thee.

²¹Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;

For I wait on thee.

^22*zRedeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Psalm 26

A Psalm of David.

^1aJudge me, O Lord; for I have ^bwalked in mine integrity:

^cI have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not ^dslide.

^2eExamine me, O Lord, and prove me;

^fTry ^gmy reins and my heart.

³For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes:

And ^hI have walked in thy truth.

⁴ⁱI have not sat with ^kvain persons,

Neither will I go in with dissemblers.

⁵I have ^lhated the congregation of evil doers;

And ⁱwill not sit with the wicked.

^6mI will wash mine hands in innocency:

So will I compass thine altar, O Lord:

⁷That I may ⁿpublish with the voice of thanksgiving,

And tell of all thy ^owondrous works.

^8pLord, I have loved the habitation of thy house,

And ^qthe place ^†where thine honour dwelleth.

^9||Gather not my soul with sinners,

Nor my life with ^†bloody men:

¹⁰In whose hands is mischief,

And their right hand is ^†full of ^rbribes.

¹¹But as for me, I will ^swalk in mine integrity:

Redeem me, and be merciful unto me.

¹²My foot standeth in an ^teven place:

^uIn the congregations will I bless the Lord.

Psalm 27

A Psalm of David.

¹The Lord is ^amy light and ^bmy salvation; ^cwhom shall I fear?

The Lord is ^bthe strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

²When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, ^†came upon me to ^deat up my flesh,

They stumbled and fell.

^3eThough an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear:

Though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

^4fOne thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after;

That I may ^gdwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,

To behold ^||the ^hbeauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple.

⁵For in the time of trouble he shall ⁱhide me in his pavilion:

In the secret of his tabernacle shall he ⁱhide me;

He shall ^jset me up upon a rock.

⁶And now shall ^kmine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me:

Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices ^†of joy;

I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the Lord.

^7lHear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice:

^lHave mercy also upon me, and answer me.

^8||When thou saidst, ^mSeek ye my face; my heart said unto thee,

Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

⁹ⁿHide not thy face far from me;

Put not thy servant away in anger:

Thou hast been my help; leave me not,

Neither forsake me, ^oO God of my salvation.

¹⁰When my father and ^pmy mother forsake me,

Then the Lord ^†will take me up.

^11qTeach me thy way, O Lord,

And lead me in ^†a plain path, because of ^†mine enemies.

^12rDeliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies:

For ^sfalse witnesses are risen up against me, and such as ^tbreathe out cruelty.

¹³I had fainted, unless I had believed

To see the goodness of the Lord ^uin the land of the living.

^14xWait on the Lord:

^yBe of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:

Wait, I say, on the Lord.