Psalms 25
Aleph
1 To you, Yahweh, I lift up my soul,
2 O my God.
Ghimel
3 No, those who hope in you are never shamed, shame awaits disappointed traitors.
Daleth
4 Yahweh, make your ways known to me, teach me your paths.
He
5 set me in the way of your truth, and teach me, for you are the God who saves me.
Zain
6 Remember your kindness, Yahweh, your love, that you showed long ago.
Teth
8 Yahweh is so good, so upright, he teaches the way to sinners;
Yod
9 in all that is right he guides the humble, and instructs the poor in his way
Kaph
10 All Yahweh’s paths are love and truth for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.
Lamed
11 For the sake of your name, Yahweh, forgive my guilt, for it is great.
Mem
12 Everyone who fears Yahweh will be taught the course a man should choose;
Nun
13 his soul will live in prosperity, his children have the land for their own.
Samek
14 The close secret of Yahweh belongs to them who fear him, his covenant also, to bring them knowledge.
Ain
15 My eyes are always on Yahweh, for he releases my feet from the net.
Pe
16 Turn to me, take pity on me, alone and wretched as I am!
Sade
17 Relive the distress of my heart, free me from my sufferings.
Qoph
18 See my misery and pain, forgive all my sins!
Resh
19 See how my enemies multiply, and how violent their hatred has grown.
Shin
20 Watch over my soul, rescue me; let me not be shamed: I take shelter in you.
Tau
21 Let innocence and integrity be my protection, since my hope is in you, Yahweh. Redeem Israel, God, from all his troubles.
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