Psalms, 25
David's prayer to God in his distress, to be delivered, that he may come to worship him in his tabernacle.
Judica me, Domine.
[1] Unto the end, a psalm for David. Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened. •
[2] Prove me, O Lord, and try me; burn my reins and my heart. •
[3] For thy mercy is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth. •
[4] I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things. •
[5] I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit. •
[6] I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord: •
[7] That I may hear the voice of thy praise: and tell of all thy wondrous works. •
[8] I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth. •
[9] Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with bloody men: •
[10] In whose hands are iniquities: their right hand is filled with gifts. •
[11] But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me. •
[12] My foot hath stood in the direct way: in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord. •