Psalm 25
BSB
To You I Lift Up My Soul
Of David.
1To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2in You, my God, I trust.
Do not let me be put to shame;
do not let my enemies exult over me.
3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame;
but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
4Show me Your ways, O LORD;
teach me Your paths.
5Guide me in Your truth and teach me,
for You are the God of my salvation;
all day long I wait for You.
6Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion,
for they are from age to age.
7Remember not the sins of my youth,
nor my rebellious acts;
remember me according to Your loving devotion,
because of Your goodness, O LORD.
8Good and upright is the LORD;
therefore He shows sinners the way.
9He guides the humble in what is right
and teaches them His way.
10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful
to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
11For the sake of Your name, O LORD,
forgive my iniquity, for it is great.
12Who is the man who fears the LORD?
He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
13His soul will dwell in prosperity,
and his descendants will inherit the land.
14The LORD confides in those who fear Him,
and reveals His covenant to them.
15My eyes are always on the LORD,
for He will free my feet from the mesh.
16Turn to me and be gracious,
for I am lonely and afflicted.
17The troubles of my heart increase;
free me from my distress.
18Consider my affliction and trouble,
and take away all my sins.
19Consider my enemies, for they are many,
and they hate me with vicious hatred.
20Guard my soul and deliver me;
let me not be put to shame,
for I take refuge in You.
21May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
because I wait for You.
22Redeem Israel, O God,
from all its distress.
Introduction
Psalms 25
This psalm is full of devout affection to God, the out-goings of holy desires towards his favour and grace and the lively actings of faith in his promises. We may learn out of it, I. What it is to pray (Psa 25:1, Psa 25:15). II. What we must pray for, the pardon of sin (Psa 25:6, Psa 25:7, Psa 25:18), direction in the way of duty (Psa 25:4, Psa 25:5), the favour of God (Psa 25:16), deliverance out of our troubles (Psa 25:17, Psa 25:18), preservation from our enemies (Psa 25:20, Psa 25:21), and the salvation of the church of God (Psa 25:22). III. What we may plead in prayer, our confidence in God (Psa 25:2, Psa 25:3, Psa 25:5, Psa 25:20, Psa 25:21), our distress and the malice of our enemies (Psa 25:17, Psa 25:19), our sincerity (Psa 25:21). IV. What precious promises we have to encourage us in prayer, of guidance and instruction (Psa 25:8, Psa 25:9, Psa 25:12), the benefit of the covenant (Psa 25:10), and the pleasure of communion with God (Psa 25:13, Psa 25:14). It is easy to apply the several passages of this psalm to ourselves in the singing of it; for we have often troubles, and always sins, to complain of at the throne of grace.
A psalm of David.
Cross-references: Ps 25:1 · Ps 25:15 · Ps 25:6 · Ps 25:7 · Ps 25:18 · Ps 25:4 · Ps 25:5 · Ps 25:16 · Ps 25:17 · Ps 25:20 · Ps 25:21 · Ps 25:22 · Ps 25:2 · Ps 25:3 · Ps 25:19 · Ps 25:8 · Ps 25:9 · Ps 25:12 · Ps 25:10 · Ps 25:13 · Ps 25:14