Psalms 24

¹Unto the end, the Psalm of David. To thee, O Lord, I have lifted up my soul:

²my God in thee is my confidence, let me not be ashamed.

³Neither let mine enemies scorn me: for all that expect thee, shall not be confounded.

⁴Let all be confounded that do unjust things in vain. Lord shew me thy ways: and teach me thy paths.

⁵Direct me in thy truth, and teach me: because thou art God my Saviour, and thee have I expected all the day.

⁶Remember, O Lord, thy commiserations, and thy mercies: that are from the beginning of the world.

⁷The sins of my youth, and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness, O Lord.

⁸Our Lord is sweet, and righteous: for this cause he will give a law to them that sin in the way.

⁹He will direct the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways.

¹⁰All the ways of our Lord be mercy and truth, to them that seek after his testament and his testimonies.

¹¹For thy name, o Lord, thou wilt be propitious to my sin: for it is much.

¹²Who is the man that feareth our Lord? He appointeth him a law in the way that he hath chosen.

¹³His soul shall abide in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land.

¹⁴Our Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: & his testament that it may be made manifest to them.

¹⁵Mine eyes are always to our Lord: because he will pluck my feet out of the snare.

¹⁶Have respect to me, and have mercy on me: because I am alone and poor.

¹⁷The tribulations of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities.

¹⁸See my humiliation and my labour, and forgive all my sins.

¹⁹Behold mine enemies, because they are multiplied, and with unjust hatred hated me.

²⁰Keep my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, because I hoped in thee.

²¹The innocent and righteous have cleaved to me: because I expected thee.

²²Deliver Israel, o God, out of all his tribulations.