PSALMS
Chapter 25
1. By David. To You, Lord, I lift my soul. 2. My
G-d, I have put my trust in You. May I not be put to shame; may my enemies not
gloat over me. 3. Indeed, may all who hope in You not be put to shame; let
those who act treacherously without reason be shamed. 4. O Lord, make Your ways
known to me; teach me Your paths. 5. Train me in Your truth and teach me, for
You are the G-d of my salvation; I yearn for You all day. 6. O Lord, remember
Your mercies and Your kindnesses, for they have existed for all time. 7. Do not
recall the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; remember me in accordance
with Your kindness, because of Your goodness, O Lord. 8. Good and upright is
the Lord, therefore He directs sinners along the way. 9. He guides the humble with
justice, and teaches the humble His way. 10. All the paths of the Lord are
kindness and truth for those who observe His covenant and testimonies. 11. For
the sake of Your Name, O Lord, pardon my iniquity, for it is great. 12. Whoever
is a G-d-fearing man, him will He teach the path that he should choose. 13. His
soul will abide in well-being, and his descendants will inherit the earth. 14.
The secret of the Lord is to those who fear Him; He makes His covenant known to
them. 15. My eyes are always turned to the Lord, for He releases my feet from
the snare. 16. Turn to me and be compassionate to me, for I am alone and
afflicted. 17. The sufferings of my heart have increased; deliver me from my
hardships. 18. Behold my affliction and suffering, and forgive all my sins. 19.
See how numerous my enemies have become; they hate me with a violent hatred.
20. Guard my soul and deliver me; may I not be put to shame, for I place my
trust in You. 21. Let integrity and uprightness guard me, for my hope is in
You. 22. Redeem Israel, O G-d, from all its afflictions.
Chapter 26
1. By David. Judge me, O Lord, for in my innocence I
have walked, and in the Lord I have trusted-I shall not falter. 2. Try me, O
Lord, and test me; refine my mind and heart. 3. For Your kindness is before my
eyes, and I have walked constantly in Your truth. 4. I did not sit with men of
falsehood, and with hypocrites I will not mingle. 5. I detested the company of
evildoers, and with the wicked I will not sit. 6. I wash my hands in purity,
and circle Your altar, O Lord, 7. to give voice to thanks, and to recount all
Your wonders. 8. I love the shelter of Your House, O Lord, and the place where
Your glory resides. 9. Gather not in my soul with sinners, nor my life with men
of bloodshed, 10. In whose hands are schemes, and whose right hand is filled
with bribes. 11. But I walk in my innocence; redeem me and show me favor. 12.
My foot stands on level ground; in assemblies I will bless the Lord.
Chapter 27
1. By David. The Lord is my light and my
salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life-whom shall I
dread? 2. When evildoers approached me to devour my flesh, my oppressors and my
foes, they stumbled and fell. 3. If an army were to beleaguer me, my heart
would not fear; if war were to arise against me, in this I trust. 4. One thing
I have asked of the Lord, this I seek: that I may dwell in the House of the
Lord all the days of my life, to behold the pleasantness of the Lord, and to
visit His Sanctuary. 5. For He will hide me in His tabernacle on a day of
adversity; He will conceal me in the hidden places of His tent; He will lift me
upon a rock. 6. And then my head will be raised above my enemies around me, and
I will offer in His tabernacle sacrifices of jubilation; I will sing and chant
to the Lord. 7. Lord, hear my voice as I call; be gracious to me and answer me.
8. In Your behalf my heart says, "Seek My countenance"; Your
countenance, Lord, I seek. 9. Do not conceal Your countenance from me; do
not cast aside Your servant in wrath. You have been my help; do not abandon me
nor forsake me, G-d of my deliverance. 10. Though my father and mother have
forsaken me, the Lord has taken me in. 11. Lord, teach me Your way and lead me
in the path of righteousness, because of my watchful enemies. 12. Do not give
me over to the will of my oppressors, for there have risen against me false
witnesses, and they speak evil. 13. [They would have crushed me] had I not
believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
14. Hope in the Lord, be strong and let your heart be valiant, and hope in the
Lord.
TIKKUN HAKLALI
Chapter 41
6. My foes say that evil [awaits] me:
"When will he die, and his name perish?” 7. And if one comes to
see [me], he speaks insincerely, for his heart gathers iniquity for himself,
and when he goes out he speaks of it. 8. Together they whisper
against me-all my enemies; against me they devise my harm, [saying]:
PSALM
89
10. You rule the vastness of the sea; when its waves
surge, You still them.
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