Psalms

Chapter 25

To You I Lift Up My Soul

This psalm lifts the soul to the LORD in trust, asking not to be put to shame, pleading for instruction in God's ways, and appealing to his mercy and covenant faithfulness. It blends confession, wisdom, and distress, moving from prayer for guidance and forgiveness to confidence that the LORD teaches, guards, and finally redeems his people.

Psalm 25 works as an extended prayer of dependent trust. It shows that the one who fears the LORD looks to him for pardon, direction, protection, and covenant friendship, and it widens at the end from David's personal need to Israel's shared redemption.

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Psalms 25

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vv. 1-22

To You I Lift Up My Soul

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O¹f David. ²in You, my God, I trust. ³Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; ⁴Show me Your ways, O LORD; ⁵Guide me in Your truth and teach me, ⁶Remember, O LORD, Your compassion and loving devotion, ⁷Remember not the sins of my youth,

⁸Good and upright is the LORD; ⁹He guides the humble in what is right ¹⁰All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful ¹¹For the sake of Your name, O LORD, ¹²Who is the man who fears the LORD? ¹³His soul will dwell in prosperity, ¹⁴The LORD confides in those who fear Him,

¹⁵My eyes are always on the LORD, ¹⁶Turn to me and be gracious, ¹⁷The troubles of my heart increase; ¹⁸Consider my affliction and trouble, ¹⁹Consider my enemies, for they are many, ²⁰Guard my soul and deliver me; ²¹May integrity and uprightness preserve me, ²²Redeem Israel, O God,

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01vv. 1-22To You I Lift Up My SoulDavid lifts his soul to the LORD, asking for guidance, mercy, and pardon while affirming that God teaches the humble and keeps covenant with those who fear him. The prayer then turns more urgently toward affliction, enemies, and the need for deliverance, before closing with an intercession that God would redeem Israel from all its troubles.