Psalm XXV.
1
To God, in whom I trust,
I lift my heart and voice:
O let me not ashamed be,
Nor let my foes rejoyce.
2
Let those that wait on thee,
Be ever confident:
But let confusion cover them,
That wrong the innocent.
3
O lead me in thy truth,
And shew me Lord thy way;
Thou art my God and Saviour,
To thee I daily pray.
4
Remember now, O Lord,
Thy mercies manifold:
And all thy loving kindnesses,
For they have been of old.
5
The Errors of my youth,
O bear them not in mind:
According to thy wonted grace,
Let me thy mercy find.
6
The Lord is good and just,
And he will sinners guide:
The Lord will so direct the meek,
He shall not go aside.
7
For all the ways of God,
Are truth and mercy still,
To such as keep his covenant,
And his commands fulfil.
8
Lord pardon for thy name,
My great offences all:
For thy compassion can forgive,
The great as well as small.
9
The man that fears the Lord,
Him will he teach his way:
He and his seed shall dwell at ease,
And long the land enjoy.
10
The godly man shall know,
The secret of the Lord:
And unto them he will reveal
The meaning of his word.
11
To thee alone I look,
To pluck me from the net:
Have mercy, Lord, for I am poor,
And my affliction great.
12
O save me from distress;
My troubles still increase:
Behold my sorrow and my pain.
And all my sins release.
13
Behold my enemies,
How numerous they appear:
How cruel too their hatred is,
Which they against me bear.
14
Preserve and keep my soul;
O Lord deliver me:
And let me never be asham'd,
Because I trust in thee.
15
Let truth be my defence,
For I on thee rely:
And save thine Israel, O God,
From all his misery.
