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Chapter 25

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Of David. ¹ I wait for you, O LORD; I lift up my soul

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to my God. In you I trust; do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.

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No one is disgraced who waits for you, but only those who lightly break faith.

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Make known to me your ways, LORD; teach me your paths.

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² Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my savior. For you I wait all the long day, because of your goodness, LORD.

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Remember your compassion and love, O LORD; for they are ages old.

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Remember no more the sins of my youth; remember me only in light of your love.

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Good and upright is the LORD, who shows sinners the way,

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Guides the humble rightly, and teaches the humble the way.

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All the paths of the LORD are faithful love toward those who honor the covenant demands.

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For the sake of your name, LORD, pardon my guilt, though it is great.

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Who are those who fear the LORD? God shows them the way to choose.

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They live well and prosper, and their descendants inherit the land.

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The counsel of the LORD belongs to the faithful; the covenant instructs them.

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My eyes are ever upon the LORD, who frees my feet from the snare.

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Look upon me, have pity on me, for I am alone and afflicted.

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Relieve the troubles of my heart; bring me out of my distress.

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Put an end to my affliction and suffering; take away all my sins.

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See how many are my enemies, see how fiercely they hate me.

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Preserve my life and rescue me; do not let me be disgraced, for I trust in you.

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Let honesty and virtue preserve me; I wait for you, O LORD.

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³ Redeem Israel, God, from all its distress!