Zabur 25

By Dawud.

¹To you, Allah, do I lift up my soul.

²My God, I have trusted in you,

Do not let me be put to shame.

Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

³Yes, no one who waits for you shall be put to shame.

They shall be put to shame who deal treacherously without reason.

⁴Show me your ways, Allah.

Teach me your paths.

⁵Guide me in your truth, and teach me,

For you are the God of my salvation,

I wait for you all day long.

⁶Allah, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness,

For they are from old times.

⁷Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions.

Remember me according to your loving kindness,

For your goodness' sake, Allah.

⁸Good and upright is Allah,

Therefore he will instruct sinners in the way.

⁹He will guide the humble in justice.

He will teach the humble his way.

¹⁰All the paths of Allah are loving kindness and truth

To such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

¹¹For your name's sake, Allah,

Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

¹²What man is he who fears Allah?

He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose.

¹³His soul shall dwell at ease.

His seed shall inherit the land.

¹⁴The friendship of Allah is with those who fear him.

He will show them his covenant.

¹⁵My eyes are ever on Allah,

For he will pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶Turn to me, and have mercy on me,

For I am desolate and afflicted.

¹⁷The troubles of my heart are enlarged.

Oh bring me out of my distresses.

¹⁸Consider my affliction and my pain.

Forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Consider my enemies, for they are many.

They hate me with cruel hatred.

²⁰Oh keep my soul, and deliver me.

Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

²¹Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,

For I wait for you.

²²Redeem Israel, God,

Out all of his troubles.