Psalm 25:title–22

Prayer for Guidance and for Deliverance

Of David.

¹To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.^*

²O my God, in you I trust;

do not let me be put to shame;

do not let my enemies exult over me.^*

³Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;

let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.^*

⁴Make me to know your ways, O Lord;

teach me your paths.^*

⁵Lead me in your truth and teach me,

for you are the God of my salvation;

for you I wait all day long.^*

⁶Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love,

for they have been from of old.^*

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

according to your steadfast love remember me,

for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!^*

⁸Good and upright is the Lord;

therefore he instructs sinners in the way.^*

⁹He leads the humble in what is right

and teaches the humble his way.^*

¹⁰All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,

for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.^*

¹¹For your name’s sake, O Lord,

pardon my guilt, for it is great.^*

¹²Who are they who fear the Lord?

He will teach them the way that they should choose.

¹³They will abide in prosperity,

and their children shall possess the land.^*

¹⁴The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,

and he makes his covenant known to them.^*

¹⁵My eyes are ever toward the Lord,

for he will pluck my feet out of the net.^*

¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.^*

¹⁷Relieve the troubles of my heart,

and bring me^u out of my distress.^*

¹⁸Consider my affliction and my trouble,

and forgive all my sins.^*

¹⁹Consider how many are my foes

and with what violent hatred they hate me.^*

²⁰O guard my life and deliver me;

do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me,

for I wait for you.^*

²²Redeem Israel, O God,

out of all its troubles.^*