Passage

Psalms 25

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{A Psalm of David.} Unto thee, O Jehova, do I lift up my soul. 2. O my God, in thee have I trusted, Let me not be put to shame; Let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3. 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 thy ways, O Jehovah; Teach me thy paths. 5. 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 Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old. 7. 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 Jehovah: Therefore will he instruct sinners in the way. 9. The meek will he guide in justice; And the meek will he teach his way. 10. All the paths of Jehovah are lovingkindness and truth Unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11. For thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great. 12. What man is he that feareth Jehovah? Him shall he instruct in the way that he shall choose. 13. His soul shall dwell at ease; And his seed shall inherit the land. 14. The friendship of Jehovah is with them that fear him; And he will show them his covenant. 15. Mine eyes are ever toward Jehovah; For he will pluck my feet out of the net. 16. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; For I am desolate and afflicted. 17. The troubles of my heart are enlarged: Oh bring thou me out of my distresses. 18. Consider mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins. 19. Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred. 20. Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee. 21. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee. 22. Redeem Israel, O God, Out all of his troubles." (Psalms 25:1-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. By David. To you, Yahweh, do I lift up my soul. 2. My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me. 3. Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed. They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause. 4. Show me your ways, Yahweh. Teach me your paths. 5. Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long. 6. Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness, for they are from old times. 7. Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions. Remember me according to your loving kindness, for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh. 8. Good and upright is Yahweh, therefore he will instruct sinners in the way. 9. He will guide the humble in justice. He will teach the humble his way. 10. All the paths of Yahweh are loving kindness and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11. For your name’s sake, Yahweh, pardon my iniquity, for it is great. 12. What man is he who fears Yahweh? He shall instruct him in the way that he shall choose. 13. His soul shall dwell at ease. His offspring shall inherit the land. 14. The friendship of Yahweh is with those who fear him. He will show them his covenant. 15. My eyes are ever on Yahweh, for he will pluck my feet out of the net. 16. Turn to me, and have mercy on me, for I am desolate and afflicted. 17. The troubles of my heart are enlarged. Oh bring me out of my distresses. 18. Consider my affliction and my travail. Forgive all my sins. 19. Consider my enemies, for they are many. They hate me with cruel hatred. 20. Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you. 21. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you. 22. Redeem Israel, God, out all of his troubles." (Psalms 25:1-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul. 2. O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3. Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4. Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. 5. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day. 6. Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. ^{tender: Heb. bowels} 7. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD. 8. Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. 10. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. 11. For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great. 12. What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose. 13. His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth. ^{dwell: Heb. lodge in goodness} 14. The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. ^{and: or, and his covenant to make them know it} 15. Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. ^{pluck: Heb. bring forth} 16. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted. 17. The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses. 18. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. 19. Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred. ^{cruel: Heb. hatred of violence} 20. O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee. 21. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee. 22. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles." (Psalms 25:1-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, my soul I lift up. 2. My God, in Thee I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies exult over me. 3. Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed. 4. Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me. 5. Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou [art] the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day. 6. Remember Thy mercies, O Jehovah, And Thy kindnesses, for from the age [are] they. 7. Sins of my youth, and my transgressions, Do not Thou remember. According to Thy kindness be mindful of me, For Thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah. 8. Good and upright [is] Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way. 9. He causeth the humble to tread in judgment, And teacheth the humble His way. 10. All the paths of Jehovah [are] kindness and truth, To those keeping His covenant, And His testimonies. 11. For Thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Thou hast pardoned mine iniquity, for it [is] great. 12. Who [is] this, the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose. 13. His soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land. 14. The secret of Jehovah [is] for those fearing Him, And His covenant, to cause them to know. 15. Mine eyes [are] continually unto Jehovah, For He bringeth out from a net my feet. 16. Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted [am] I. 17. The distresses of my heart have enlarged themselves, From my distresses bring me out. 18. See mine affliction and my misery, And bear with all my sins. 19. See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me. 20. Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee. 21. Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited [on] Thee. 22. Redeem Israel, O God, from all his distresses!" (Psalms 25:1-22, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H1285 - berith

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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