A Plea for Deliverance and Forgiveness

A Psalm of David.

25 To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.² O my God, I trust in You;Let me not be ashamed;Let not my enemies triumph over me.³ Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed;Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

⁴ Show me Your ways, O Lord;Teach me Your paths.⁵ Lead me in Your truth and teach me,For You are the God of my salvation;On You I wait all the day.

⁶ Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies and Your lovingkindnesses,For they are from of old.⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions;According to Your mercy remember me,For Your goodness’ sake, O Lord.

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord;Therefore He teaches sinners in the way.⁹ The humble He guides in justice,And the humble He teaches His way.¹⁰ All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth,To such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.¹¹ For Your name’s sake, O Lord,Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.

¹² Who is the man that fears the Lord?Him shall He^[a] teach in the way He^[a] chooses.¹³ He himself shall dwell in prosperity,And his descendants shall inherit the earth.¹⁴ The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him,And He will show them His covenant.¹⁵ My eyes are ever toward the Lord,For He shall pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶ Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me,For I am desolate and afflicted.¹⁷ The troubles of my heart have enlarged;Bring me out of my distresses!¹⁸ Look on my affliction and my pain,And forgive all my sins.¹⁹ Consider my enemies, for they are many;And they hate me with cruel hatred.²⁰ Keep my soul, and deliver me;Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.²¹ Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,For I wait for You.

²² Redeem Israel, O God,Out of all their troubles!