Psalm 25

¹I offer my life to you, LORD .[#25.1 Or soul ; also in 25:13, 20]

²My God, I trust you.

Please don’t let me be put to shame!

Don’t let my enemies rejoice over me!

³For that matter,

don’t let anyone who hopes in you

instead, let those who are treacherous without excuse be put to shame.

⁴Make your ways known to me, LORD ;

teach me your paths.

⁵Lead me in your truth—teach it to me—

because you are the God who saves me.

⁶LORD , remember your compassion and faithful love—

they are forever!

⁷But don’t remember the sins of my youth or my wrongdoing.

Remember me only according to your faithful love

⁸The LORD is good and does the right thing;

he teaches sinners which way they should go.

⁹God guides the weak to justice,

teaching them his way.

¹⁰All the LORD ’s paths are loving and faithful

for those who keep his covenant and laws.

¹¹Please, for the sake of your good name, LORD , forgive my sins, which are many!

¹²Where are the ones who honor the LORD ?

God will teach them which path to take.

¹³They will live a good life,

and their descendants will possess the land.

¹⁴The LORD counsels those who honor him;

he makes his covenant known to them.

¹⁵My eyes are always looking to the LORD

because he will free my feet from the net.

¹⁶Turn to me, God, and have mercy on me

because I’m alone and suffering.

¹⁷My heart’s troubles keep getting bigger—

set me free from my distress!

¹⁸Look at my suffering and trouble—

forgive all my sins!

¹⁹Look at how many enemies I have

and how violently they hate me!

²⁰Please protect my life! Deliver me!

Don’t let me be put to shame

because I take refuge in you.

²¹Let integrity and virtue guard me

because I hope in you.

²²Please, God, save Israel from all its troubles!