PSALM 25

Prayer for Protection, Guidance and Pardon.

A Psalm of David.

1 To You, O Lord, I alift up my soul.

2 O my God, in You aI trust,

Do not let me bbe ashamed;

Do not let my cenemies exult over me.

3 Indeed, anone of those who wait for You will be ashamed;

1Those who bdeal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.

4 aMake me know Your ways, O Lord;

Teach me Your paths.

5 Lead me in aYour truth and teach me,

For You are the bGod of my salvation;

For You I cwait all the day.

6 aRemember, O Lord, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,

For they have been 1bfrom of old.

7 Do not remember the asins of my youth or my transgressions;

bAccording to Your lovingkindness remember me,

For Your cgoodness’ sake, O Lord.

8 aGood and bupright is the Lord;

Therefore He cinstructs sinners in the way.

9 He aleads the 1humble in justice,

And He bteaches the 1humble His way.

10 All the paths of the Lord are alovingkindness and truth

To bthose who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

11 For aYour name’s sake, O Lord,

bPardon my iniquity, for it is great.

12 Who is the man who afears the Lord?

He will binstruct him in the way he should choose.

13 His soul will aabide in 1prosperity,

And his 2descendants will binherit the 3land.

14 The 1asecret of the Lord is for those who fear Him,

2And He will bmake them know His covenant.

15 My aeyes are continually toward the Lord,

For He will 1bpluck my feet out of the net.

16 aTurn to me and be gracious to me,

For I am blonely and afflicted.

17 1The atroubles of my heart are enlarged;

Bring me bout of my distresses.

18 aLook upon my affliction and my 1trouble,

And bforgive all my sins.

19 Look upon my enemies, for they aare many,

And they bhate me with violent hatred.

20 aGuard my soul and deliver me;

Do not let me bbe ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

21 Let aintegrity and uprightness preserve me,

For bI wait for You.

22 aRedeem Israel, O God,

Out of all his troubles.

PSALM 26

Protestation of Integrity and Prayer for Protection.

A Psalm of David.

1 1aVindicate me, O Lord, for I have bwalked in my integrity,

And I have ctrusted in the Lord 2dwithout wavering.

2 aExamine me, O Lord, and try me;

bTest my 1mind and my heart.

3 For Your alovingkindness is before my eyes,

And I have bwalked in Your 1truth.

4 I do not asit with 1deceitful men,

Nor will I go with 2bpretenders.

5 I ahate the assembly of evildoers,

And I will not sit with the wicked.

6 I shall awash my hands in innocence,

And I will go about bYour altar, O Lord,

7 That I may proclaim with the voice of athanksgiving

And declare all Your 1wonders.

8 O Lord, I alove the habitation of Your house

And the place 1where Your bglory dwells.

9 aDo not 1take my soul away along with sinners,

Nor my life with bmen of bloodshed,

10 In whose hands is a awicked scheme,

And whose right hand is full of bbribes.

11 But as for me, I shall awalk in my integrity;

bRedeem me, and be gracious to me.

12 aMy foot stands on a blevel place;

In the ccongregations I shall bless the Lord.