Psalm 25–27

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!

Psalm 26

Of David.

¹Vindicate me,^v Lord,

for I have led a blameless life;^w

I have trusted^x in the Lord

and have not faltered.^y

²Test me,^z Lord, and try me,

examine my heart and my mind;^a

³for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love^b

and have lived^c in reliance on your faithfulness.^d

⁴I do not sit^e with the deceitful,

nor do I associate with hypocrites.^f

⁵I abhor^g the assembly of evildoers

and refuse to sit with the wicked.

⁶I wash my hands in innocence,^h

and go about your altar, Lord,

⁷proclaiming aloud your praiseⁱ

and telling of all your wonderful deeds.^j

⁸Lord, I love^k the house where you live,

the place where your glory dwells.^l

⁹Do not take away my soul along with sinners,

my life with those who are bloodthirsty,^m

¹⁰in whose hands are wicked schemes,ⁿ

whose right hands are full of bribes.^o

¹¹I lead a blameless life;

deliver me^p and be merciful to me.

¹²My feet stand on level ground;^q

in the great congregation^r I will praise the Lord.

Psalm 27

Of David.

¹The Lord is my light^s and my salvation^t—

whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold^u of my life—

of whom shall I be afraid?^v

²When the wicked advance against me

to devour^a me,

it is my enemies and my foes

who will stumble and fall.^w

³Though an army besiege me,

my heart will not fear;^x

though war break out against me,

even then I will be confident.^y

⁴One thing^z I ask from the Lord,

this only do I seek:

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord

all the days of my life,^a

to gaze on the beauty of the Lord

and to seek him in his temple.

⁵For in the day of trouble^b

he will keep me safe^c in his dwelling;

he will hide me^d in the shelter of his sacred tent

and set me high upon a rock.^e

⁶Then my head will be exalted^f

above the enemies who surround me;^g

at his sacred tent I will sacrifice^h with shouts of joy;ⁱ

I will sing^j and make music^k to the Lord.

⁷Hear my voice^l when I call, Lord;

be merciful to me and answer me.^m

⁸My heart says of you, “Seek his face!ⁿ”

Your face, Lord, I will seek.

⁹Do not hide your face^o from me,

do not turn your servant away in anger;^p

you have been my helper.^q

Do not reject me or forsake^r me,

God my Savior.^s

¹⁰Though my father and mother forsake me,

the Lord will receive me.

¹¹Teach me your way,^t Lord;

lead me in a straight path^u

because of my oppressors.^v

¹²Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,

for false witnesses^w rise up against me,

spouting malicious accusations.

¹³I remain confident of this:

I will see the goodness of the Lord^x

in the land of the living.^y

¹⁴Wait^z for the Lord;

be strong^a and take heart

and wait for the Lord.