25:1 [A Psalm of David.]
To You, LORD, I lift up my soul.
25:2 My God, in You I trust,
Do not let me be ashamed;
Do not let my enemies rejoice over me.
25:3 Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed;
①Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed.
▷ ①Or Let those...be ashamed
25:4 Make me know Your ways, 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 the day.
25:6 Remember, LORD, Your compassion and Your faithfulness,
For they have been ①from of old.
▷ ①Or everlasting
25:7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoings;
Remember me according to Your faithfulness,
For Your goodness’ sake, LORD.
25:8 The LORD is good and upright;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
25:9 He leads the ①humble in justice,
And He teaches the ②humble His way.
▷ ①Or afflicted ②Or afflicted
25:10 All the paths of the LORD are faithfulness and truth
To those who comply with His covenant and His testimonies.
25:11 For the sake of Your name, LORD,
Forgive my wrongdoing, for it is great.
25:12 Who is the person who fears the LORD?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
25:13 His soul will dwell in ①prosperity,
And his ②descendants will inherit the ③land.
▷ ①Lit good ②Lit seed ③Or earth
25:14 The ①secret of the LORD is for those who fear Him,
②And He will make them know His covenant.
▷ ①Or counsel; or intimacy ②Or And His covenant, to make them know it
25:15 My eyes are continually toward the LORD,
For He will ①rescue my feet from the net.
▷ ①Lit bring out
25:16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am lonely and afflicted.
25:17 ①The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses.
▷ ①Some commentators Relieve the troubles of my heart
25:18 Look at my misery and my trouble,
And forgive all my sins.
25:19 Look at my enemies, for they are many,
And they hate me with violent hatred.
25:20 Guard my soul and save me;
Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
25:21 Let integrity and uprightness protect me,
For I wait for You.
25:22 Redeem Israel, God,
From all his distress.