UST PSA Chapter 25

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A psalm of David

Yahweh, I come to you in prayer and tell you all that I need.

2 I trust in you, my God.

Do not allow my enemies to defeat me,

with the result that they would rejoice and I would be ashamed.

3 Truly, you will not allow any of those who trust in you to be ashamed.

You will cause those who act treacherously toward others to be ashamed.

4 Yahweh, show me how I should conduct my life as you want me to.

Teach me how to act in the manner that is pleasing to you.

5 Teach me to conduct my life by obeying your truth,

because you are my God, the one who saves me.

I trust in you at all times.

6 Yahweh, please act mercifully to me and faithfully love me,

because that is the way that you have acted since long ago.

7 Forgive me for the sinful things I did when I was young and for my rebellious actions as an adult.

I ask that, because you faithfully love your people, you treat me kindly and forgive me.

Yahweh, I ask that you do this because you are good!

8 Yahweh is good and acts righteously,

so he shows sinful people the right way to conduct their lives.

9 He shows humble people what is right for them to do

and teaches them what he wants them to do.

10 Yahweh always faithfully loves and does what he has promised

to those who obey his covenant and who do what he requires.

11 Yahweh, forgive me for all my sins, which are many,

in order that I and others may honor you.

12 To all those who revere Yahweh,

he shows them the right way to conduct their lives.

13 They will always be prosperous,

and their descendants will continue to live in this land.

14 Yahweh is a friend of those who revere him,

and he teaches them the covenant that he made with them.

15 I always ask Yahweh to help me,

because he will rescue me when my enemies attempt to hurt me.

16 Yahweh, pay attention to me and be merciful to me,

because I have no one to help me and I am suffering.

17 Because of my present circumstances there are many things that cause me to worry.

Rescue me from the things that are causing me to be distressed.

18 Take notice that I am in difficult circumstances and troubled,

and forgive me for every sinful thing I have done.

19 Take notice that I have many enemies,

and that they hate me very much.

20 Protect me and rescue me from them;

do not allow them to defeat me

with the result that I would be ashamed,

because I go to you to keep me safe.

21 Protect me because I do what is good and honest,

and because I trust in you.

22 God, rescue us Israelite people from all of our troubles!