Psalm 25
To You, O YHWH, I lift up my soul. O my Elohim, in You I trust, Do not let me be ashamed; Do not let my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none of those who wait for You will be ashamed; Those who deal treacherously without cause will be ashamed. Make me know Your ways, O YHWH; Teach me Your paths. Lead me in You truth and teach me, For You are the Elohim of my salvation; For You I wait all the day. Remember, O YHWH, Your compassion and Your loving kindnesses, For they have been from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; According to Your loving kindness remember me, For Your goodness' sake, O YHWH. Good and upright is YHWH; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way. He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way. All the paths of YHWH are loving kindness and truth To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies. For Your name's sake, O YHWH, Pardon my iniquity, for it is great. Who is the man who fears YHWH? He will instruct him in the way he should choose. His soul will abide in prosperity, And his descendants will inherit the land. The secret of YHWH is for those who fear Him, And He will make them know His covenant. My eyes are continually toward YHWH, For He will pluck my feet out of the net. Turn to me and be gracious to me, For I am lonely and afflicted. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses. Look upon my affliction and my trouble, And forgive all my sins. Look upon my enemies, for they are many, And they hate me with violent hatred. Guard my soul and deliver me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You. Redeem Israel, O Elohim, Out of all his troubles.
Psalm 27
YHWH is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? YHWH is the defense of my life; Whom shall I dread? When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh, My adversaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell. Though a host encamp against me, My heart will not fear; Though war arise against me, In spite of this I shall be confident. One thing I have asked from YHWH, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of YHWH all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of YHWH And to meditate in His temple. For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to YHWH. Hear, O YHWH, when I cry with my voice, And be gracious to me and answer me. When You said, "Seek My face," my heart said to You, "Your face, O YHWH, I shall seek." Do not hide Your face from me, Do not turn Your servant away in anger; You have been my help; Do not abandon me nor forsake me, O Elohim of my salvation! For my father and my mother have forsaken me, But YHWH will take me up. Teach me Your way, O YHWH, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes. Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of YHWH In the land of the living. Wait for YHWH; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for YHWH.