Psalm 25
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| Verse | BSB | KJV | WEB | ASV |
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| 1 | To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul; | Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. | To you, Lord, I lift up my soul. | Unto thee, O Jehovah, do I lift up my soul. |
| 2 | in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. | O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. | My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me. | O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me. |
| 3 | Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced. | Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. | Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause. | Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause. |
| 4 | Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. | Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. | Show me your ways, Lord. Teach me your paths. | Show me thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. |
| 5 | Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; all day long I wait for You. | Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. | Guide me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. I wait for you all day long. | Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day. |
| 6 | Remember, O Lord, Your compassion and loving devotion, for they are from age to age. | Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. | Lord, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times. | Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old. |
| 7 | Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my rebellious acts; remember me according to Your loving devotion, because of Your goodness, O Lord. | Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O Lord. | Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Lord. | Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: According to thy lovingkindness remember thou me, For thy goodness’ sake, O Jehovah. |
| 8 | Good and upright is the Lord; therefore He shows sinners the way. | Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. | Good and upright is the Lord, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way. | Good and upright is Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. |
| 9 | He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way. | The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. | He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way. | The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way. |
| 10 | All the Lord’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. | All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. | All the paths of the Lord are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. | All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. |
| 11 | For the sake of Your name, O Lord, forgive my iniquity, for it is great. | For thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. | For your name’s sake, Lord, pardon my iniquity, for it is great. | For thy name’s sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great. |
| 12 | Who is the man who fears the Lord? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him. | What man is he that feareth the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. | What man is he who fears the Lord? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose. | What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose. |
| 13 | His soul will dwell in prosperity, and his descendants will inherit the land. | His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. | His soul will dwell at ease. His offspring will inherit the land. | His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land. |
| 14 | The Lord confides in those who fear Him, and reveals His covenant to them. | The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. | The friendship of the Lord is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant. | The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant. |
| 15 | My eyes are always on the Lord, for He will free my feet from the mesh. | Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. | My eyes are ever on the Lord, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. | Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net. |
| 16 | Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. | Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. | Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted. | Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted. |
| 17 | The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. | The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. | The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses. | The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses. |
| 18 | Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. | Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. | Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins. | Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins. |
| 19 | Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred. | Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. | Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred. | Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. |
| 20 | Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. | O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. | Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you. | Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee. |
| 21 | May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You. | Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. | Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. | Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee. |
| 22 | Redeem Israel, O God, from all its distress. | Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. | God, redeem Israel out of all his troubles. | Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all his troubles. |