| 1 | Unto You, O Lord, do I bring my life. |
| 2 | O my God, I trust, lean on, rely on,
and
am confident in You. Let me not be put to shame
or
[my hope in You] be disappointed; let not my enemies triumph over me. |
| 3 | Yes, let none who trust
and
wait hopefully
and
look for You be put to shame
or
be disappointed; let them be ashamed who forsake the right
or
deal treacherously without cause. |
| 4 | Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. |
| 5 | Guide me in Your truth
and
faithfulness and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You [You only and altogether] do I wait [expectantly] all the day long. |
| 6 | Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercy and loving-kindness; for they have been ever from of old. |
| 7 | Remember not the sins (the lapses and frailties) of my youth or my transgressions; according to Your mercy
and
steadfast love remember me, for Your goodness’ sake, O Lord. |
| 8 | Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He instruct sinners in [His] way. |
| 9 | He leads the humble in what is right, and the humble He teaches His way. |
| 10 | All the paths of the Lord are mercy
and
steadfast love, even truth
and
faithfulness are they for those who keep His covenant and His testimonies. |
| 11 | For Your name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity
and
my guilt, for [they are] great. |
| 12 | Who is the man who reverently fears
and
worships the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way that he should choose. |
| 13 | He himself shall dwell at ease, and his offspring shall inherit the land. |
| 14 | The secret [of the sweet, satisfying companionship] of the Lord have they who fear (revere and worship) Him, and He will show them His covenant
and
reveal to them its [deep, inner] meaning. |
| 15 | My eyes are ever toward the Lord, for He will pluck my feet out of the net. |
| 16 | [Lord] turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. |
| 17 | The troubles of my heart are multiplied; bring me out of my distresses. |
| 18 | Behold my affliction and my pain and forgive all my sins [of thinking and doing]. |
| 19 | Consider my enemies, for they abound; they hate me with cruel hatred. |
| 20 | O keep me, Lord, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed
or
disappointed, for my trust
and
my refuge are in You. |
| 21 | Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for
and
expect You. |
| 22 | Redeem Israel, O God, out of all their troubles. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 25:14 : John 7:17; 15:15.
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