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Psalm 25 · Book One · David

Of David.

The Hebrew title · Berean Standard Bible

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About this psalm

Twenty-two verses for the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet. What keeps coming back is not a request for rescue but for instruction: Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. David asks God to remember his mercies and to forget the sins of his youth, and names his trouble plainly — the troubles of my heart are enlarged. It ends by widening out from himself to everybody.

Read it when you want to be taught rather than rescued.

My psalms

One verse at a time, slowly

¹Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.²O my God, I trust in thee:let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.³Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.⁴Shew me thy ways, O LORD;teach me thy paths.⁵Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:for thou art the God of my salvation;on thee do I wait all the day.⁶Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;for they have been ever of old.⁷Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD.⁸Good and upright is the LORD:therefore will he teach sinners in the way.⁹The meek will he guide in judgment:and the meek will he teach his way.¹⁰All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.¹¹For thy name’s sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity;for it is great.¹²What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.¹³His soul shall dwell at ease;and his seed shall inherit the earth.¹⁴The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him;and he will shew them his covenant.¹⁵Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.¹⁶Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;for I am desolate and afflicted.¹⁷The troubles of my heart are enlarged:O bring thou me out of my distresses.¹⁸Look upon mine affliction and my pain;and forgive all my sins.¹⁹Consider mine enemies;for they are many;and they hate me with cruel hatred.²⁰O keep my soul, and deliver me:let me not be ashamed;for I put my trust in thee.²¹Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;for I wait on thee.²²Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

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