Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

1 The Lord is my shepherd,t I lack nothing.u

2 He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,v

3 he refreshes my soul.w

He guides mex along the right pathsy

for his name’s sake.z

4 Even though I walk

through the darkest valley,a a

I will fear no evil,b

for you are with me;c

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

5 You prepare a tabled before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;e

my cupf overflows.

6 Surely your goodness and loveg will follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house of the Lord

forever.

Psalm 24

Of David. A psalm.

1 The earth is the Lord’s,h and everything in it,

the world, and all who live in it;i

2 for he founded it on the seas

and established it on the waters.j

3 Who may ascend the mountaink of the Lord?

Who may stand in his holy place?l

4 The one who has clean handsm and a pure heart,n

who does not trust in an idolo

or swear by a false god.a

5 They will receive blessingp from the Lord

and vindicationq from God their Savior.

6 Such is the generation of those who seek him,

who seek your face,r God of Jacob.b,c

7 Lift up your heads, you gates;s

be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the Kingt of gloryu may come in.v

8 Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty,w

the Lord mighty in battle.x

9 Lift up your heads, you gates;

lift them up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

10 Who is he, this King of glory?

The Lord Almightyy—

he is the King of glory.

Psalm 25a

Of David.

1 In you, Lord my God,

I put my trust.z

2 I trust in you;a

do not let me be put to shame,

nor let my enemies triumph over me.

3 No one who hopes in you

will ever be put to shame,b

but shame will come on those

who are treacherousc without cause.

4 Show me your ways, Lord,

teach me your paths.d

5 Guide me in your truthe and teach me,

for you are God my Savior,f

and my hope is in youg all day long.

6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,h

for they are from of old.

7 Do not remember the sins of my youthi

and my rebellious ways;j

according to your lovek remember me,

for you, Lord, are good.l

8 Good and uprightm is the Lord;

therefore he instructsn sinners in his ways.

9 He guideso the humble in what is right

and teaches themp his way.

10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithfulq

toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.r

11 For the sake of your name,s Lord,

forgivet my iniquity,u though it is great.

12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?v

He will instruct them in the waysw they should choose.b

13 They will spend their days in prosperity,x

and their descendants will inherit the land.y

14 The Lord confidesz in those who fear him;

he makes his covenant knowna to them.

15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,b

for only he will release my feet from the snare.c

16 Turn to med and be gracious to me,e

for I am lonelyf and afflicted.

17 Relieve the troublesg of my heart

and free me from my anguish.h

18 Look on my afflictioni and my distressj

and take away all my sins.k

19 See how numerous are my enemiesl

and how fiercely they hate me!m

20 Guard my lifen and rescue me;o

do not let me be put to shame,p

for I take refugeq in you.

21 May integrityr and uprightnesss protect me,

because my hope, Lord,c is in you.t

22 Deliver Israel,u O God,

from all their troubles!