NRSV Psalms 25 Chapter
25:1
To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
25:2
O my God, in you I trust; do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
25:3
Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
25:4
Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
25:5
Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all day long.
25:6
Be mindful of your mercy, O LORD, and of your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
25:7
Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O LORD!
25:8
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
25:9
He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
25:10
All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
25:11
For your name's sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
25:12
Who are they that fear the LORD? He will teach them the way that they should choose.
25:13
They will abide in prosperity, and their children shall possess the land.
25:14
The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes his covenant known to them.
25:15
My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
25:16
Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
25:17
Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distress.
25:18
Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.
25:19
Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
25:20
O guard my life, and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
25:21
May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
25:22
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all its troubles.