Psalm 24-25

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in His holy place?^(C)
4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,^(D)
who has not set his mind^[a] on what is false,^(E)
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
⁵ He will receive blessing from the Lord,^(F)
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.^(G)
6 Such is the generation of those who seek Him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.^[b](H)Selah

⁷ Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.^(I)
8 Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle.^(J)
9 Lift up your heads, you gates!
Rise up, ancient doors!
Then the King of glory will come in.
¹⁰ Who is He, this King of glory?
The Lord of Hosts,
He is the King of glory.^(K)Selah

⁴ Make Your ways known to me, Lord;
teach me Your paths.^(Q)
5 Guide me in Your truth and teach me,^(R)
for You are the God of my salvation;^(S)
I wait for You all day long.^(T)
6 Remember, Lord, Your compassion
and Your faithful love,
for they have existed from antiquity.^[e](U)
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth^(V)
or my acts of rebellion;^(W)
in keeping with Your faithful love, remember me
because of Your goodness, Lord.^(X)

⁸ The Lord is good and upright;^(Y)
therefore He shows sinners the way.^(Z)
9 He leads the humble in what is right^(AA)
and teaches them His way.^(AB)
10 All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth
to those who keep His covenant and decrees.^(AC)
11 Because of Your name, Yahweh,
forgive my sin, for it is great.^(AD)

¹² Who is the man who fears the Lord?^(AE)
He will show him the way he should choose.^(AF)
13 He will live a good life,
and his descendants will inherit the land.^[f](AG)
14 The secret counsel of the Lord
is for those who fear Him,
and He reveals His covenant to them.^(AH)
15 My eyes are always on the Lord,
for He will pull my feet out of the net.^(AI)

¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me,
for I am alone and afflicted.^(AJ)
17 The distresses of my heart increase;^[g](AK)
bring me out of my sufferings.^(AL)
18 Consider my affliction and trouble,^(AM)
and take away all my sins.^(AN)
19 Consider my enemies; they are numerous,^(AO)
and they hate me violently.^(AP)
20 Guard me and deliver me;^(AQ)
do not let me be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You.^(AR)
21 May integrity and what is right
watch over me,
for I wait for You.^(AS)

²² God, redeem Israel, from all its distresses.^(AT)