Psalms 25:1-30:12

Leeser(i) 1 Of David. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, in thee do I trust, let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, none that wait on thee will be put to shame: let those be put to shame who deal treacherously without cause. 4 Show me, O Lord, thy ways; teach me thy paths. 5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art the God of my salvation: on thee do I wait all the day. 6 Remember thy mercies, O Lord, and thy kindnesses; for they are from everlasting. 7 The sins of my youth and my transgressions do not remember: according to thy kindness bear thou me in remembrance, for the sake of thy goodness, O Lord. 8 Good and upright is the Lord: therefore he pointeth out to sinners the right way. 9 He guideth the meek in justice, and he teacheth the meek his way. 10 All the paths of the Lord are kindness and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11 For the sake of thy name, O Lord, pardon my iniquity: although it is great. 12 Who is that man that feareth the Lord? to him will he point out the way which he is to choose? 13 His soul shall abide in happiness: and his seed shall inherit the land. 14 The secret counsel of the Lord is for those that fear him, and his covenant—to make it known to them. 15 My eyes are ever directed toward the Lord; for he will draw out of the net my feet. 16 Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me; for I am solitary and afflicted. 17 The distresses of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my afflictions. 18 Look on my misery and my trouble; and forgive all my sins. 19 Look at my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with the hatred of violence. 20 Oh, guard my soul; and deliver me: let me not be put to shame; for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightness guard me; for I wait on thee. 22 Redeem, O God, Israel out of all his distresses. 26 1 Of David. Judge me, O Lord; for I have indeed walked in my integrity: and in the Lord have I trusted; I shall not slip. 2 Try me, O Lord, and prove me; purify my reins and my heart. 3 For thy kindness is before my eyes; and I have walked in thy truth. 4 I have not sat with men of falsehood, and with dissemblers will I not enter in communion. 5 I have hated the assemblage of evil-doers; and with the wicked will I not sit. 6 I will wash in innocency my hands, and I will compass thy altar, O Lord: 7 That I may publish with a loud voice my thanksgiving, and relate all thy wondrous deeds. 8 Lord, I love the site of thy house, and the place where thy glory dwelleth. 9 Take not away with sinners my soul, nor with men of blood my life; 10 In whose hands are wicked devices, and whose right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will walk in my integrity: redeem me, and be gracious unto me. 12 My foot standeth on an even place: in assemblies will I bless the Lord. 27 1 Of David. The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread? 2 When evil-doers come near against me to eat up my flesh, my assailants and my enemies at me: then do they stumble and fall. 3 If an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: if war should arise against me, even then will I have trust. 4 One thing have I asked of the Lord, that I will seek for: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the loveliness of the Lord, and to be every morning early in his temple. 5 For he will hide me in his pavilion on the day of evil; he will conceal me in the secret of his tabernacle; upon a rock will he place me high. 6 And now will my head be lifted up above my enemies all round about me; and I will sacrifice in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy: I will sing, and I will triumphantly play unto the Lord. 7 Hear, O Lord, my voice, when I call, and be gracious unto me, and answer me. 8 Of thee, said my heart, “Seek ye my presence”: thy presence, Lord, will I seek. 9 Hide then not thy face from me; reject not in anger thy servant, thou who hast been my help: cast me not off, nor forsake me, O God of my salvation. 10 For my father and my mother have forsaken me; but the Lord will take me up. 11 Point me out thy way, O Lord! and guide me on a level path, because of those that regard me enviously. 12 Give me not up to the revengeful desire of my assailants; for there are risen up against me false witnesses, and such as utter violence. 13 Unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of life— 14 Wait on the Lord; be strong, and let thy heart be of good courage; and only wait on the Lord. 28 1 Of David. Unto thee, O Lord, will I call; O my rock, turn not unheeding from me: lest thou turn away silent from me, and I become like those that go down into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the most holy place of thy sanctuary. 3 Snatch me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of injustice, who speak peace with their neighbors, with mischief in their heart. 4 Give unto them according to their doing, and according to the evil of their deeds; according to the work of their hands do thou give unto them: bestow their just recompense on them. 5 Because they have no regard for the doings of the Lord, nor the works of his hands: may he pull them down, and not build them up. 6 Blessed be the Lord, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him hath my heart trusted, and I am helped, and my heart exulteth; and with my song will I thank him. 8 The Lord is strength unto them, and he is the fortress of victory of his anointed. 9 Help thy people, and bless thy heritage: and feed them, and exalt them unto all eternity. 29 1 A psalm of David. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye sons of the mighty, ascribe unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe unto the Lord the glory of his name; bow down to the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thundereth, the Lord—upon mighty waters. 4 The voice of the Lord resoundeth with power; the voice of the Lord resoundeth with majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars; yea, the Lord shivereth the cedars of Lebanon; 6 And he maketh them skip like a calf; Lebanon and Siryon like young reems. 7 The voice of the Lord heweth out flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shaketh the wilderness; the Lord shaketh the wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord causeth the hinds to start, and maketh bare forests: and in his temple every thing speaketh of his glory. 10 The Lord sat enthroned at the flood: and the Lord will sit as King for ever. 11 The Lord will give strength unto his people: the Lord will bless his people with peace. 30 1 A psalm, a song at the dedication of the temple, of David. (30:2) I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not suffered my enemies to rejoice over me. 2 (30:3) O Lord my God, I cried loudly unto thee, and thou hast healed me. 3 (30:4) O Lord, thou hast brought up from the nether world my soul: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4 (30:5) Sing unto the Lord, O ye his pious ones, and give thanks to the memorial of his holiness. 5 (30:6) For his anger is momentary, but life is in his favor: in the evening cometh weeping to stay for a night, but in the morning, there is joyful song. 6 (30:7) And I had said indeed in my prosperity, I shall never be moved. 7 (30:8) Lord, by thy favor hadst thou caused my mountain to stand in strength: thou didst hide thy face, and I was terrified. 8 (30:9) Unto thee, O Lord, will I call; and unto the Lord will I make supplication. 9 (30:10) What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the grave? Shall the dust thank thee? shall it announce thy truth? 10 (30:11) Hear, O Lord, and be gracious unto me: Lord, be thou a helper unto me. 11 (30:12) Thou hast changed my mourning into dancing for me; thou hast loosened my sack-cloth, and girded me with joy. 12 (30:13) To the end that my glorious soul may sing praise to thee, and never be silent. O Lord my God, for ever will I give thanks unto thee.