Psalms, 24
A prayer for grace, mercy, and protection against our enemies.
Ad te, Domine, levavi.
[1] Unto the end, a psalm for David. To thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. •
[2] In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed. •
[3] Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded. •
[4] Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause. Shew, O Lord, thy ways to me, and teach me thy paths. •
[5] Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; for thou art God my Saviour; and on thee have I waited all the day long. •
[6] Remember, O Lord, thy bowels of compassion; and thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world. •
[7] The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember. According to thy mercy remember thou me: for thy goodness' sake, O Lord. •
[8] The Lord is sweet and righteous: therefore he will give a law to sinners in the way. •
[9] He will guide the mild in judgment: he will teach the meek his ways. •
[10] All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies. •
[11] For thy name's sake, O Lord, thou wilt pardon my sin: for it is great. •
[12] Who is the man that feareth the Lord? He hath appointed him a law in the way he hath chosen. •
[13] His soul shall dwell in good things: and his seed shall inherit the land. •
[14] The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them. •
[15] My eyes are ever towards the Lord: for he shall pluck my feet out of the snare. •
[16] Look thou upon me, and have mercy on me; for I am alone and poor. •
[17] The troubles of my heart are multiplied: deliver me from my necessities. •
[18] See my abjection and my labour; and forgive me all my sins. •
[19] Consider my enemies for they are multiplied, and have hated me with an unjust hatred. •
[20] Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee. •
[21] The innocent and the upright have adhered to me: because I have waited on thee. •
[22] Deliver Israel, O God, from all his tribulations. •