Psalms 25:4-20

⁴Cause me to know thy ways, O LORD! Teach me thy paths!

⁵Lead me in thy truth, and teach me! For thou art the God from whom cometh my help; In thee do I trust at all times!

⁶Remember thy loving-kindness, O LORD! and thy tender mercy, Which thou hast exercised of old!

⁷Remember not the faults and transgressions of my youth! According to thy mercy remember thou me, For thy goodness' sake, O LORD!

⁸Good and righteous is the LORD; Therefore showeth he to sinners the way.

⁹The humble he guideth in his statutes, And the humble he teacheth his way.

¹⁰All the doings of the LORD are mercy and truth To those who keep his covenant and his precepts.

¹¹For thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon my iniquity; for it is great!

¹²Who is the man that feareth the LORD? Him doth he show the way which he should choose.

¹³He shall himself dwell in prosperity, And his offspring shall inherit the land.

¹⁴The friendship of the LORD is with them that fear him, And he will teach them his covenant.

¹⁵Mine eyes are ever directed to the LORD, For he will pluck my feet from the net.

¹⁶Look upon me, and pity me; For I am desolate and afflicted!

¹⁷Lighten the sorrows of my heart, And deliver me from my troubles!

¹⁸Look upon my affliction and distress, And forgive all my sins!

¹⁹Consider how many are my enemies, And with what violence they hate me!

²⁰Guard thou my life, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I have trusted in thee!