Psalm 25
Psalm 25:1[1] Yahveh, I lift my throat to you.
Psalm 25:2 My God, I trust in you. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.
Psalm 25:3 No one who waits for you will be disgraced; those who act treacherously without cause will be disgraced.
Psalm 25:4 Make your roads known to me, Yahveh; teach me your paths.
Psalm 25:5 Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my rescue; I wait for you all day long.
Psalm 25:6 Remember, Yahveh, your compassion and your covenant faithfulness, for they have existed for an age.
Psalm 25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my crimes; in keeping with your covenant faithfulness, remember me because of your goodness, Yahveh.
Psalm 25:8 Yahveh is good and upright; that is why he shows sinners the road.
Psalm 25:9 He leads the humble in what is right and teaches them his road.
Psalm 25:10 All Yahveh’s ways show covenant faithfulness and truth to those who keep his covenant and decrees.
Psalm 25:11 Yahveh, for the sake of your name, forgive my violation, because it is enormous.
Psalm 25:12 Who is this person who fears Yahveh? He will show him the road he should choose.
Psalm 25:13 His throat will stay well overnight,[2] and his descendants will inherit the land.
Psalm 25:14 The secret counsel of Yahveh is for those who fear him, and he reveals his covenant to them.
Psalm 25:15 My eyes are always on Yahveh, because he will pull my feet out of the net.
Psalm 25:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am abandoned and afflicted.
Psalm 25:17 The distresses of my heart are increasing; bring me out of my sufferings.
Psalm 25:18 Consider my affliction and trouble, and forgive all my sins.
Psalm 25:19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous, and they hate me violently.
Psalm 25:20 Guard my throat and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, because I take refuge in you.
Psalm 25:21 May integrity and what is right watch over me, for I wait for you.
Psalm 25:22 God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.
[1]superscription: of David.
[2]לין = stay for the night. Psalm 25:13; 30:5; 49:12; 55:7; 91:1.
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