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Psalm 25-27
New International Reader's Version
Psalm 25-27
New International Reader's Version
A psalm of David.
25 In you, Lord my God, I put my trust.
2 I trust in you.
Don’t let me be put to shame.
Don’t let my enemies win the battle over me.
3 Those who put their hope in you
will never be put to shame.
But those who lie to other people for no reason
will be put to shame.
4 Lord, show me your ways.
Teach me how to follow you.
5 Guide me in your truth. Teach me.
You are God my Savior.
I put my hope in you all day long.
6 Lord, remember your great mercy and love.
You have shown them to your people for a long time.
7 Don’t remember the sins I committed when I was young.
Don’t remember how often I refused to obey you.
Remember me because you love me.
Lord, you are good.
8 The Lord is honest and good.
He teaches sinners to walk in his ways.
9 He shows those who aren’t proud how to do what is right.
He teaches them his ways.
10 All the Lord’s ways are loving and faithful
toward those who obey what his covenant commands.
11 Lord, be true to your name.
Forgive my sin, even though it is great.
12 Who are the people who have respect for the Lord?
God will teach them the ways they should choose.
13 Things will always go well for them.
Their children will be given the land.
14 The Lord shares his plans with those who have respect for him.
He makes his covenant known to them.
15 My eyes always look to the Lord.
He alone can set my feet free from the trap.
16 Turn to me and help me.
I am lonely and hurting.
17 Take away the troubles of my heart.
Set me free from my great pain.
18 Look at how I’m hurting! See how much I suffer!
Take away all my sins.
19 Look at how many enemies I have!
See how terrible their hatred is for me!
20 Guard my life. Save me.
Don’t let me be put to shame.
I go to you for safety.
21 May my honest and good life keep me safe.
Lord, I have put my hope in you.
22 God, set Israel free
from all their troubles!
A psalm of David.
26 Lord, when you hand down your sentence, let it be in my favor.
I have lived without blame.
I have trusted in the Lord.
I have never doubted him.
2 Lord, test me. Try me out.
Look deep down into my heart and mind.
3 I have always remembered your love that never fails.
I have always depended on the fact that you are faithful.
4 I don’t spend time with people who tell lies.
I don’t keep company with pretenders.
5 I hate to be with a group of sinful people.
I refuse to spend time with those who are evil.
6 I wash my hands to show that I’m not guilty.
Lord, I come near your altar.
7 I shout my praise to you.
I tell about all the wonderful things you have done.
8 Lord, I love the house where you live.
I love the place where your glory is.
9 Don’t destroy me together with sinners.
Don’t take away my life along with murderers.
10 Their hands are always planning to do evil.
Their right hands are full of money that has bought their help.
11 But I live without blame.
Save me from harm and treat me with kindness.
12 My feet stand on level ground.
In the whole community I will praise the Lord.
A psalm of David.
27 The Lord is my light, and he saves me.
Why should I fear anyone?
The Lord is my place of safety.
Why should I be afraid?
2 My enemies are evil.
They will trip and fall
when they attack me
and try to swallow me up.
3 Even if an army attacks me,
my heart will not be afraid.
Even if war breaks out against me,
I will still trust in God.
4 I’m asking the Lord for only one thing.
Here is what I want.
I want to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life.
I want to look at the beauty of the Lord.
I want to worship him in his temple.
5 When I’m in trouble,
he will keep me safe in his house.
He will hide me in the safety of his holy tent.
He will put me on a rock that is very high.
6 Then I will win the battle
over my enemies who are all around me.
At his holy tent I will offer my sacrifice with shouts of joy.
I will sing and make music to the Lord.
7 Lord, hear my voice when I call out to you.
Treat me with kindness and answer me.
8 My heart says, “Seek him!”
Lord, I will seek you.
9 Don’t turn your face away from me.
Don’t turn me away because you are angry.
You have helped me.
God my Savior, don’t say no to me.
Don’t desert me.
10 My father and mother may desert me,
but the Lord will accept me.
11 Lord, teach me your ways.
Lead me along a straight path.
There are many people who treat me badly.
12 My enemies want to harm me. So don’t turn me over to them.
Witnesses who tell lies are rising up against me.
They say all sorts of evil things about me.
13 Here is something I am still sure of.
I will see the Lord’s goodness
while I’m still alive.
14 Wait for the Lord.
Be strong and don’t lose hope.
Wait for the Lord.
Psalm 25-27
New International Version
Psalm 25-27
New International Version
Psalm 25[a]
Of David.
1 In you, Lord my God,
I put my trust.(A)
2 I trust in you;(B)
do not let me be put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph over me.
3 No one who hopes in you
will ever be put to shame,(C)
but shame will come on those
who are treacherous(D) without cause.
4 Show me your ways, Lord,
teach me your paths.(E)
5 Guide me in your truth(F) and teach me,
for you are God my Savior,(G)
and my hope is in you(H) all day long.
6 Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,(I)
for they are from of old.
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth(J)
and my rebellious ways;(K)
according to your love(L) remember me,
for you, Lord, are good.(M)
8 Good and upright(N) is the Lord;
therefore he instructs(O) sinners in his ways.
9 He guides(P) the humble in what is right
and teaches them(Q) his way.
10 All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful(R)
toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.(S)
11 For the sake of your name,(T) Lord,
forgive(U) my iniquity,(V) though it is great.
12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?(W)
He will instruct them in the ways(X) they should choose.[b]
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,(Y)
and their descendants will inherit the land.(Z)
14 The Lord confides(AA) in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known(AB) to them.
15 My eyes are ever on the Lord,(AC)
for only he will release my feet from the snare.(AD)
16 Turn to me(AE) and be gracious to me,(AF)
for I am lonely(AG) and afflicted.
17 Relieve the troubles(AH) of my heart
and free me from my anguish.(AI)
18 Look on my affliction(AJ) and my distress(AK)
and take away all my sins.(AL)
19 See how numerous are my enemies(AM)
and how fiercely they hate me!(AN)
20 Guard my life(AO) and rescue me;(AP)
do not let me be put to shame,(AQ)
for I take refuge(AR) in you.
21 May integrity(AS) and uprightness(AT) protect me,
because my hope, Lord,[c] is in you.(AU)
22 Deliver Israel,(AV) O God,
from all their troubles!
Psalm 26
Of David.
1 Vindicate me,(AW) Lord,
for I have led a blameless life;(AX)
I have trusted(AY) in the Lord
and have not faltered.(AZ)
2 Test me,(BA) Lord, and try me,
examine my heart and my mind;(BB)
3 for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love(BC)
and have lived(BD) in reliance on your faithfulness.(BE)
4 I do not sit(BF) with the deceitful,
nor do I associate with hypocrites.(BG)
5 I abhor(BH) the assembly of evildoers
and refuse to sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence,(BI)
and go about your altar, Lord,
7 proclaiming aloud your praise(BJ)
and telling of all your wonderful deeds.(BK)
8 Lord, I love(BL) the house where you live,
the place where your glory dwells.(BM)
9 Do not take away my soul along with sinners,
my life with those who are bloodthirsty,(BN)
10 in whose hands are wicked schemes,(BO)
whose right hands are full of bribes.(BP)
11 I lead a blameless life;
deliver me(BQ) and be merciful to me.
Psalm 27
Of David.
1 The Lord is my light(BT) and my salvation(BU)—
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold(BV) of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?(BW)
2 When the wicked advance against me
to devour[d] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
who will stumble and fall.(BX)
3 Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;(BY)
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident.(BZ)
4 One thing(CA) I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,(CB)
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble(CC)
he will keep me safe(CD) in his dwelling;
he will hide me(CE) in the shelter of his sacred tent
and set me high upon a rock.(CF)
6 Then my head will be exalted(CG)
above the enemies who surround me;(CH)
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice(CI) with shouts of joy;(CJ)
I will sing(CK) and make music(CL) to the Lord.
7 Hear my voice(CM) when I call, Lord;
be merciful to me and answer me.(CN)
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!(CO)”
Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face(CP) from me,
do not turn your servant away in anger;(CQ)
you have been my helper.(CR)
Do not reject me or forsake(CS) me,
God my Savior.(CT)
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way,(CU) Lord;
lead me in a straight path(CV)
because of my oppressors.(CW)
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
for false witnesses(CX) rise up against me,
spouting malicious accusations.
Footnotes
- Psalm 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Psalm 25:12 Or ways he chooses
- Psalm 25:21 Septuagint; Hebrew does not have Lord.
- Psalm 27:2 Or slander
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