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cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/24.htm" title="Psalm 24">◄</a> Psalm 25 <a href="../psalms/26.htm" title="Psalm 26">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">New American Bible Revised Edition</td><td width="1%" valign="top"></td></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><section id="ch23025" class="chapter"> <h1 id="cn23025" class="cn"><a class="xlef" hlef="#rbk23"><span class="ac">Psalm</span> 25</a><a id="rfn23025000-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23025000-1">*</a></h1> <h1 class="cs">Confident Prayer for Forgiveness and Guidance</h1> <p class="pf-center"><span id="v23025001" class="ver">1</span>Of David.</p> <p class="chsect">I</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf">To you, O <span class="tetr">Lord</span>, I lift up my soul,</p> <p class="sl1"><span id="v23025002" class="ver">2</span><a id="ren23025002-a" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025002-a">a</a>my God, in you I trust;</p> <p class="sl1">do not let me be disgraced;<a id="ren23025002-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025002-b">b</a></p> <p class="sl1">do not let my enemies gloat over me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025003" class="ver">3</span>No one is disgraced who waits for you,<a id="ren23025003-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025003-c">c</a></p> <p class="sl1">but only those who are treacherous without cause.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025004" class="ver">4</span>Make known to me your ways, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>;</p> <p class="sl1">teach me your paths.<a id="ren23025004-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025004-d">d</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025005" class="ver">5</span>Guide me by your fidelity and teach me,</p> <p class="sl1">for you are God my savior,</p> <p class="sl1">for you I wait all the day long.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025006" class="ver">6</span>Remember your compassion and your mercy, O <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">for they are ages old.<a id="ren23025006-e" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025006-e">e</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025007" class="ver">7</span>Remember no more the sins of my youth;<a id="ren23025007-f" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025007-f">f</a></p> <p class="sl1">remember me according to your mercy,</p> <p class="sl1">because of your goodness, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.</p> </div> <p class="chsect">II</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23025008" class="ver">8</span>Good and upright is the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">therefore he shows sinners the way,</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025009" class="ver">9</span>He guides the humble in righteousness,</p> <p class="sl1">and teaches the humble his way.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025010" class="ver">10</span>All the paths of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> are mercy and truth</p> <p class="sl1">toward those who honor his covenant and decrees.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025011" class="ver">11</span>For the sake of your name, <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">pardon my guilt, though it is great.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025012" class="ver">12</span>Who is the one who fears the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>?</p> <p class="sl1">God shows him the way he should choose.<a id="ren23025012-g" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025012-g">g</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025013" class="ver">13</span>He will abide in prosperity,</p> <p class="sl1">and his descendants will inherit the land.<a id="ren23025013-h" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025013-h">h</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025014" class="ver">14</span>The counsel of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> belongs to those who fear him;</p> <p class="sl1">and his covenant instructs them.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025015" class="ver">15</span>My eyes are ever upon the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>,</p> <p class="sl1">who frees my feet from the snare.<a id="ren23025015-i" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025015-i">i</a></p> </div> <p class="chsect">III</p> <div class="senseline"> <p class="slf"><span id="v23025016" class="ver">16</span>Look upon me, have pity on me,</p> <p class="sl1">for I am alone and afflicted.<a id="ren23025016-j" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en23025016-j">j</a></p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025017" class="ver">17</span>Relieve the troubles of my heart;</p> <p class="sl1">bring me out of my distress.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025018" class="ver">18</span>Look upon my affliction and suffering;</p> <p class="sl1">take away all my sins.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025019" class="ver">19</span>See how many are my enemies,</p> <p class="sl1">see how fiercely they hate me.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025020" class="ver">20</span>Preserve my soul and rescue me;</p> <p class="sl1">do not let me be disgraced, for in you I seek refuge.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025021" class="ver">21</span>Let integrity and uprightness preserve me;</p> <p class="sl1">I wait for you, O <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.</p> <p class="sl"><span id="v23025022" class="ver">22</span><a id="rfn23025022-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn23025022-1">*</a>Redeem Israel, O God,</p> <p class="sl1">from all its distress!</p> </div> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 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