Psalms 25
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# 25 Psalms 25–39 are fifteen poetic songs about bringing pure worship before God. Pss. 25–29 speak of our confidence to worship God. Pss. 30–34 point us to receiving life eternal from our Hero-God. The last five, Pss. 35–39, bring us to the importance of personal purity and holiness before God as we worship him in truth. Don’t Fail Me, God!
King David’s poetic praise to God
1Always I will lift up my soul into your presence, Yahweh.
2Be there for me, my God, for I keep trusting in you.
Don’t allow my foes to gloat over me or
the shame of defeat to overtake me.
3Could anyone be disgraced
when he has entwined his heart with yours?
But my foes will all be defeated and ashamed
when they harm the innocent.
4Direct me, Yahweh, throughout my journey
so I can experience your plans for my life.
Reveal the life-paths that are pleasing to you.
5Escort me into your truth; take me by the hand and teach me. # 25:5 Or “Reveal your truth to me as I move forward.”
For you are the God of my salvation;
I have wrapped my heart into yours all day long! # 25:5 The Hebrew word most commonly translated as “wait” (wait upon the Lord) is qavah, which also means “to tie together by twisting” or “to entwine” or “to wrap tightly.” This is a beautiful concept of waiting upon God, not passively, but entwining our hearts with him and his purposes.
6-7Forgive my failures as a young man,
and overlook the sins of my immaturity.
Give me grace, Yahweh! Always look at me
through your eyes of love—
your forgiving eyes of mercy and compassion.
When you think of me, see me as one you love and care for.
8How good you are to me!
When people turn to you, Yahweh,
they discover how easy you are to please—so faithful and true!
Joyfully you teach them the proper path,
even when they go astray.
9Keep showing the humble your path,
and lead them into the best decision.
Bring revelation-light that trains them in the truth.
10Loving are all the ways of Yahweh, loving and faithful for those who keep his covenant.
11For the honor of your name, Yahweh,
never count my many sins, and forgive them all—
lift their burden off of my life! # 25:11 The Hebrew word used here for “forgive” or “pardon” is a rare word used only twice in the Old Testament and comes from a root word meaning “to lift off a burden.”
12Who are they that live in the holy fear of Yahweh?
You will show them the right path to take.
13Then prosperity and favor will be their portion,
and their descendants will inherit the earth.
14There’s a private place reserved for the devoted lovers of Yahweh,
where they sit near him and receive
the revelation-secrets of his promises. # 25:14 Or “covenant.”
15Rescue me, Yahweh, for you free my feet from every trap.
16Sorrows fill my heart as I feel helpless, mistreated—
I’m all alone and in misery!
Come closer to me now, for I need your mercy.
17Turn to me, for my problems seem to be going from bad to worse.
Only you can free me from all these troubles!
18Until you lift this burden, the burden of all my sins,
my troubles and trials will be more than I can handle.
Can’t you feel my pain?
19Vicious, violent # 25:19 This is the Hebrew word hamas. enemies hate me.
There are so many, Lord. Can’t you see?
20Will you protect me from their power against me? I have taken shelter in you.
Let it never be said that when I trusted you,
you didn’t come to my rescue.
21Your perfection and faithfulness are my bodyguards,
for you are my hope and I trust in you as my only protection.
22Zealously, God, we ask you
to come save Israel from all her troubles,
for you provide the ransom price for your people! # 25:22 Psalm 25 is an acrostic psalm; that is, in the Hebrew text every verse begins with a progressive letter of the alphabet. It is considered a poetic device of Hebrew literature. Go back through the psalm and notice how many verses begin with the next letter of our English alphabet. See if you can find them.
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PSALM 25
1 The song of David. Lord, to thee I have raised my soul;
2my God, I trust in thee, be I not ashamed. Neither mine enemies scorn me;
3for all men that suffer thee shall not be shamed. All men doing wicked things superfluously; be they shamed.
4Lord, show thou thy ways to me; and teach thou me thy paths.
5Dress thou me in thy truth, and teach thou me, for thou art God, my saviour; and I suffered thee all day.
6Lord, have thou mind of thy merciful doings; and of thy mercies that be from the world.
7Have thou not mind on the tres-passes of my youth; and on mine unknowings. Thou, Lord, have mind on me by thy mercy; for thy goodness.
8The Lord is sweet and rightful; for this cause he shall give a law to men trespassing in the way.
9He shall dress meek men in doom; he shall teach mild men his ways.
10All the ways of the Lord be mercy and truth; to men seeking his testament, and his witnessings.
11Lord, for thy name, thou shalt do mercy to my sin; for it is much.
12Who is a man, that dreadeth the Lord? he ordaineth to him a law in the way which he should choose.
13His soul shall dwell in goods; and his seed shall inherit the land.
14The Lord is a firmness to men dreading him; and his testament is, that it be showed to them.
15Mine eyes be ever[more] toward the Lord; for he shall pull away [or pull up] my feet from the snare.
16Behold thou to me, and have thou mercy on me; for I am one alone and poor.
17The tribulations of mine heart be multiplied; deliver thou me of my needs.
18See thou my meekness and my travail; and forgive thou all my tres-passes.
19Behold thou mine enemies, for they be multiplied; and they hate me by wicked hatred.
20Keep thou my soul, and deliver me; be I not ashamed, for I hoped in thee.
21Innocent men and rightful cleaved to me; for I suffered thee.
22God, deliver thou Israel; from all his tribulations.
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