New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures — With References (Rbi8, en_US, 1984)

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Psalms, 25

Of David.

א [ʼAʹleph]*1

1 To you, O Jehovah, I raise my very soul.

ב [Behth]

2 O my God,*1 in you have I put my trust; O may I not be ashamed. May my enemies not exult over me.

  1. “O my God.” Heb., ʼElo·haiʹ. This expression in M begins this vs with another ʼAʹleph. “In you” begins with the Heb. letter Behth.

ג [Giʹmel]

3 Also, none of those hoping in you will be ashamed. They will be ashamed who are dealing treacherously without success.

ד [Daʹleth]

4 Make me know your own ways, O Jehovah; Teach me your own paths.

ה [Heʼ]

5 Make me walk in your truth and teach me, For you are my God of salvation.

ו [Waw]*1

In you I have hoped all day long.

ז [Zaʹyin]

6 Remember your mercies, O Jehovah, and your loving-kindnesses,*1 For they are from time indefinite.

  1. Or, “your acts of loyal love.”

ח [Chehth]

7 The sins of my youth and my revolts O do not remember. According to your loving-kindness do you yourself remember me, For the sake of your goodness, O Jehovah.

ט [Tehth]

8 Good and upright is Jehovah. That is why he instructs sinners in the way.

י [Yohdh]

9 He will cause the meek ones to walk in [his] judicial decision, And he will teach the meek ones his way.

כ [Kaph]

10 All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and trueness*1 For those observing his covenant*2 and his reminders.

  1. Or, “truthfulness; truth.”

  2. “His covenant.” Heb., veri·thohʹ, the first occurrence of this word in Psalms; Gr., di·a·theʹken; Lat., te·sta·menʹtum. See App 7E.

ל [Laʹmedh]

11 For your name’s sake, O Jehovah, You must even forgive my error, for it is considerable.

מ [Mem]

12 Who, now, is the man fearful of Jehovah? He will instruct him in the way [that] he will choose.

נ [Nun]

13 His own soul will lodge in goodness itself, And his own offspring*1 will take possession of the earth.

  1. Lit., “seed.”

ס [Saʹmekh]

14 The intimacy with Jehovah belongs to those fearful of him, Also his covenant, to cause them to know it.

ע [ʽAʹyin]

15 My eyes are constantly toward Jehovah, For he it is that brings my feet out of the net.

פ [Peʼ]

16 Turn your face to me, and show me favor; For I am solitary*1 and afflicted.

  1. Or, “the only one.” Gr., mo·no·ge·nesʹ, “the only-begotten,” the same word as in Lu 7:12; Lu 8:42; Joh 3:16.

צ [Tsa·dhehʹ]

17 Distresses of my heart have multiplied; From the stresses upon me O bring me out.

ר [Rehsh]*1

18 See my affliction and my trouble, And pardon all my sins.

19 *1 See how many my enemies have become, And with a violent hatred they have hated me.

  1. This vs, like vs 18, begins with the Heb. letter Rehsh, giving twofold emphasis in the acrostic to ‘seeing.’

ש [Shin]

20 Do guard my soul and deliver me. May I not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in you.

ת [Taw]

21 Let integrity and uprightness themselves safeguard me, For I have hoped in you.

22 O God,*1 redeem Israel out of all his distresses.

  1. “God.” Heb., ʼElo·himʹ.