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Psalm 25

Prayer for Guidance and for Deliverance

Of David.
¹ To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
² O my God, in you I trust;
   do not let me be put to shame;
   do not let my enemies exult over me.
³ Do not let those who wait for you be put to shame;
   let them be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.

⁴ Make me to know 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;
   for you I wait all day long.

⁶ Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love,
   for they have been from of old.
⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
   according to your steadfast love remember me,
   for your goodness’ sake, O Lord!

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord;
   therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
⁹ He leads the humble in what is right,
   and teaches the humble his way.
¹⁰ All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness,
   for those who keep his covenant and his decrees.

¹¹ For your name’s sake, O Lord,
   pardon my guilt, for it is great.
¹² Who are they that fear the Lord?
   He will teach them the way that they should choose.

¹³ They will abide in prosperity,
   and their children shall possess the land.
¹⁴ The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him,
   and he makes his covenant known to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are ever towards the Lord,
   for he will pluck my feet out of the net.

¹⁶ Turn 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 distress.
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 O guard my life, and deliver me;
   do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.
²¹ May integrity and uprightness preserve me,
   for I wait for you.

²² Redeem Israel, O God,
   out of all its troubles.

Psalm 26

Plea for Justice and Declaration of Righteousness

Of David.
¹ Vindicate me, O Lord,
   for I have walked in my integrity,
   and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
² Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
   test my heart and mind.
³ For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
   and I walk in faithfulness to you.^*

⁴ I do not sit with the worthless,
   nor do I consort with hypocrites;
⁵ I hate the company of evildoers,
   and will not sit with the wicked.

⁶ I wash my hands in innocence,
   and go around your altar, O Lord,
⁷ singing aloud a song of thanksgiving,
   and telling all your wondrous deeds.

⁸ O Lord, I love the house in which you dwell,
   and the place where your glory abides.
⁹ Do not sweep me away with sinners,
   nor my life with the bloodthirsty,
¹⁰ those in whose hands are evil devices,
   and whose right hands are full of bribes.

¹¹ But as for me, I walk in my integrity;
   redeem me, and be gracious to me.
¹² My foot stands on level ground;
   in the great congregation I will bless the Lord.