Psalm 25
25
Teach Me Your Paths
# 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet Of David.
1To you, O Lord, I #Ps. 86:4; 143:8; Lam. 3:41; [Ps. 24:4]lift up my soul.
2O my God, in you I #See Ps. 11:1 trust;
# ver. 20; Ps. 31:1, 17; 71:1 let me not be put to shame;
# [Ps. 13:4] let not my enemies exult over me.
3Indeed, #Isa. 49:23; [Rom. 5:5; Phil. 1:20] none who wait for you shall be put to shame;
they shall be ashamed who are #[Ps. 59:3, 4] wantonly #[Jer. 3:20]treacherous.
4 #
Ps. 27:11; 86:11; 143:8, 10; Ex. 33:13; [Ps. 5:8; 119:35] Make me to know your ways, O Lord;
teach me your paths.
5Lead me in your #Ps. 26:3; 86:11truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
for you I wait all the day long.
6Remember your #Ps. 51:1; [Ps. 103:17; Isa. 63:15] mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love,
# [Gen. 8:1; 9:15; 19:29] for they have been from of old.
7Remember not #Job 13:26; 20:11; Jer. 3:25 the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
according to your #Ps. 51:1steadfast love remember me,
for the sake of your goodness, O Lord!
8 #
Ps. 100:5 Good and upright is the Lord;
therefore he #Ps. 32:8instructs 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 #[John 1:17]steadfast love and faithfulness,
for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11For your #See Ps. 23:3 name’s sake, O Lord,
pardon my guilt, for it is #[Rom. 5:20]great.
12Who is the man who fears the Lord?
Him #[See ver. 8 above]will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
13His soul shall #[Prov. 1:33; 19:23] abide in well-being,
and his #Ps. 112:2 offspring #See Ps. 37:9shall inherit the land.
14 # [Amos 3:7; See Job 29:4] The friendship#25:14 Or The secret counsel of the Lord is for those who fear him,
and he makes known to them his covenant.
15My #Ps. 123:1, 2; 141:8; [2 Chr. 20:12] eyes are ever toward the Lord,
for he will #Ps. 31:4pluck my feet out of the net.
16 #
Ps. 69:16; 86:16; 119:132 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
bring me out of my distresses.
18 # [Job 10:15] Consider my affliction and my trouble,
and forgive all my sins.
19Consider how many are my foes,
and with what violent hatred they hate me.
20Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me!
# See ver. 2 Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
21May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
for I wait for you.
22 #
Ps. 34:22; 71:23; 130:8; Lam. 3:58; [2 Sam. 4:9] Redeem Israel, O God,
out of all his troubles.
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Psalm 25
25
A Psalm of David.
א Aleph
1Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2O my God, I trust in thee:
ב Bet
Let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
ג Gimel
3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
Let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
ד Dalet
4Shew me thy ways, O LORD;
Teach me thy paths.
ה He
5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
(ו Waw)
For thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
ז Zain
6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;
For they have been ever of old.
ח Het
7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions:
According to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
ט Tet
8Good and upright is the LORD:
Therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
י Yod
9The meek will he guide in judgment:
And the meek will he teach his way.
כ Kaph
10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth
Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
ל Lamed
11For thy name's sake, O LORD,
Pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
מ Mem
12What man is he that feareth the LORD?
Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
נ Nun
13His soul shall dwell at ease;
And his seed shall inherit the earth.
ס Samek
14The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him;
And he will shew them his covenant.
ע Ain
15Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD;
For he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
פ Pe
16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me;
For I am desolate and afflicted.
צ Zade
17The troubles of my heart are enlarged:
O bring thou me out of my distresses.
(ק Qoph)
18Look upon mine affliction and my pain;
And forgive all my sins.
ר Resh
19Consider mine enemies; for they are many;
And they hate me with cruel hatred.
ש Shin
20O keep my soul, and deliver me:
Let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
ת Taw
21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;
For I wait on thee.
22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
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