By David.

25:1 O Lord, I come before you in prayer.

25:2 My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!

25:3 Certainly none who rely on you will be humiliated. Those who deal in treachery will be thwarted and humiliated.

25:4 Make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths!

25:5 Guide me into your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me; on you I rely all day long.

25:6 Remember your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord, for you have always acted in this manner.

25:7 Do not hold against me the sins of my youth or my rebellious acts! Because you are faithful to me, extend to me your favor, O Lord!

25:8 The Lord is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live.

25:9 May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!

25:10 The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.

25:11 For the sake of your reputation, O Lord, forgive my sin, because it is great.

25:12 The Lord shows his faithful followers the way they should live.

25:13 They experience his favor; their descendants inherit the land.

25:14 The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.

25:15 I continually look to the Lord for help, for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net.

25:16 Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

25:17 Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

25:18 See my pain and suffering! Forgive all my sins!

25:19 Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.