Psalm 23–25

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

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

²He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he leads me beside quiet waters,^v

³he refreshes my soul.^w

He guides me^x along the right paths^y

for his name’s sake.^z

⁴Even though I walk

through the darkest valley,^aa

I will fear no evil,^b

for you are with me;^c

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

⁵You prepare a table^d before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;^e

my cup^f overflows.

⁶Surely your goodness and love^g 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.

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

the world, and all who live in it;ⁱ

²for he founded it on the seas

and established it on the waters.^j

³Who may ascend the mountain^k of the Lord?

Who may stand in his holy place?^l

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

who does not trust in an idol^o

or swear by a false god.^a

⁵They will receive blessing^p from the Lord

and vindication^q from God their Savior.

⁶Such is the generation of those who seek him,

who seek your face,^r God of Jacob.^bc

⁷Lift up your heads, you gates;^s

be lifted up, you ancient doors,

that the King^t of glory^u may come in.^v

⁸Who is this King of glory?

The Lord strong and mighty,^w

the Lord mighty in battle.^x

⁹Lift up your heads, you gates;

lift them up, you ancient doors,

that the King of glory may come in.

¹⁰Who is he, this King of glory?

The Lord Almighty^y—

he is the King of glory.

Psalm 25^a

Of David.

¹In you, Lord my God,

I put my trust.^z

²I trust in you;^a

do not let me be put to shame,

nor let my enemies triumph over me.

³No one who hopes in you

will ever be put to shame,^b

but shame will come on those

who are treacherous^c without cause.

⁴Show me your ways, Lord,

teach me your paths.^d

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

for you are God my Savior,^f

and my hope is in you^g all day long.

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

for they are from of old.

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youthⁱ

and my rebellious ways;^j

according to your love^k remember me,

for you, Lord, are good.^l

⁸Good and upright^m is the Lord;

therefore he instructsⁿ sinners in his ways.

⁹He guides^o the humble in what is right

and teaches them^p his way.

¹⁰All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful^q

toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.^r

¹¹For the sake of your name,^s Lord,

forgive^t my iniquity,^u though it is great.

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

He will instruct them in the ways^w they should choose.^b

¹³They will spend their days in prosperity,^x

and their descendants will inherit the land.^y

¹⁴The Lord confides^z in those who fear him;

he makes his covenant known^a to them.

¹⁵My eyes are ever on the Lord,^b

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

¹⁶Turn to me^d and be gracious to me,^e

for I am lonely^f and afflicted.

¹⁷Relieve the troubles^g of my heart

and free me from my anguish.^h

¹⁸Look on my afflictionⁱ and my distress^j

and take away all my sins.^k

¹⁹See how numerous are my enemies^l

and how fiercely they hate me!^m

²⁰Guard my lifeⁿ and rescue me;^o

do not let me be put to shame,^p

for I take refuge^q in you.

²¹May integrity^r and uprightness^s protect me,

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

²²Deliver Israel,^u O God,

from all their troubles!