Psalm XXV

I Lift my heart to thee,
My God and guide most just;

O let me never be asham'd,
For in thee do I trust.
Let not my foes rejoyce
And triumph over me:

And let not any be asham'd
That trust and wait on thee.
But let them shamed be
Who causelesly transgress.

Shew me thy ways; Lord teach thou me
Thy paths of Righteousness.

Direct me in thy truth,
And teach me, I thee pray;
Thou art my God and Saviour,
On thee I wait alway.

Remember, O my God,
Thy mercies manifold;
And thy great loving kindnesses,
For they have been of old.

My sins and faults of youth,
O keep not on record:
In mercy for thy goodness sake,
Remember me O Lord.

Perfectly good is God,
A sure and upright guide;
Therefore he'll teach sinners his way,
That they go not aside.

The humble he will guide,
Who do his Counsels seek;
And he will teach his way unto
The lowly and the meek.

For all the paths of God
Are truth and mercy sure
To them that do his Covenant keep,
And Testimonies pure.

For thy names-sake, O Lord,
I humbly thee intreat
To pardon my iniquity,
For it is very great.

Whoso doth fear the Lord,
The Lord will him direct
To choose that way, and walk therein,
Where God will him accept.

His soul preserv'd by God
Shall dwell in holy peace:
His Covenant keeping seed shall here
On earth enough possess.

To such as fear the Lord
He will his secret show;
And his true saving Covenant
The Lord will make them know.

Mine eyes upon the Lord
Continually are set,
For it is he who shall bring forth
My feet out of the net.

Lord, turn thee unto me;
On me thy mercy shew:
For I in grief am desolate,
And brought exceeding low.

The troubles of my heart
Are great, and do increase:
O pity and deliver me
Out of my sore distress.

On my affliction look,
And on my grief and pain;
O Lord forgive me all my sins,
And make me whole again.

Consider thou my foes,
That great and many are;
And what a causeless cruel hate
They do against me bear.

O safely keep my soul,
And still deliver me:
And let me never be asham'd,
Because I trust in thee.

Let my integrity
And uprightness defend
And keep me; for in faith and hope
I do on thee depend.

O gracious Lord, redeem
And bring thy people out
Of all the dangers and distress
That compass them about.