Psalms 25

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.	1 A Psalm of David.To thee, O LORD, I lift up my soul.
2 Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.	2 O my God, in thee I trust, let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
3 For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.	3 Yea, let none that wait for thee be put to shame; let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
4 I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.	4 Make me to know thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
5 I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.	5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, for thou art the God of my salvation; for thee I wait all the day long.
6 I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,	6 Be mindful of thy mercy, O LORD, and of thy steadfast love, for they have been from of old.
7 so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.	7 Remember not the sins of my youth, or my transgressions; according to thy steadfast love remember me, for thy goodness' sake, O LORD!
8 O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.	8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
9 O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,	9 He leads the humble in what is right, and teaches the humble his way.
10 in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.	10 All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.
11 But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.	11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon my guilt, for it is great.
12 My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.	12 Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.
	13 He himself shall abide in prosperity, and his children shall possess the land.
	14 The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant.
	15 My eyes are ever toward the LORD, for he will pluck my feet out of the net.
	16 Turn thou to me, and be gracious to me; for I am lonely and afflicted.
	17 Relieve the troubles of my heart, and bring me out of my distresses.
	18 Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.
	19 Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
	20 Oh guard my life, and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.
	21 May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for thee.
	22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.