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Psalm 25 in Hebrew and English

22 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

לְדָוִד אֵלֶיךָ יְהוָה נַפְשִׁי אֶשָּֽׂא׃

[A Psalm] of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

אֱלֹהַי בְּךָ בָטַחְתִּי אַל־אֵבוֹשָׁה אַל־יַעַלְצוּ אֹיְבַי לִֽי׃

O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.

גַּם כָּל־קוֹיֶךָ לֹא יֵבֹשׁוּ יֵבֹשׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִים רֵיקָֽם׃

Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; They shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

דְּרָכֶיךָ יְהוָה הוֹדִיעֵנִי אֹרְחוֹתֶיךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃

Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.

הַדְרִיכֵנִי בַאֲמִתֶּךָ וְלַמְּדֵנִי כִּי־אַתָּה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׁעִי אוֹתְךָ קִוִּיתִי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee do I wait all the day.

זְכֹר־רַחֲמֶיךָ יְהוָה וַחֲסָדֶיךָ כִּי מֵעוֹלָם הֵֽמָּה׃

Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; For they have been from of old.

חַטֹּאות נְעוּרַי וּפְשָׁעַי אַל־תִּזְכֹּר כְּחַסְדְּךָ זְכָר־לִי־אַתָּה לְמַעַן טוּבְךָ יְהוָֽה׃

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Thy mercy remember Thou me, For Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

טוֹב־וְיָשָׁר יְהוָה עַל־כֵּן יוֹרֶה חַטָּאִים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃

Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.

יַדְרֵךְ עֲנָוִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּט וִילַמֵּד עֲנָוִים דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

He guideth The humble in justice; And He teacheth the humble His way.

כָּל־אָרְחוֹת יְהוָה חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת לְנֹצְרֵי בְרִיתוֹ וְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth Unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.

לְמַעַן־שִׁמְךָ יְהוָה וְסָלַחְתָּ לַעֲוֺנִי כִּי רַב־הֽוּא׃

For Thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.

מִי־זֶה הָאִישׁ יְרֵא יְהוָה יוֹרֶנּוּ בְּדֶרֶךְ יִבְחָֽר׃

What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.

נַפְשׁוֹ בְּטוֹב תָּלִין וְזַרְעוֹ יִירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ׃

His soul shall abide in prosperity; And his seed shall inherit the land.

סוֹד יְהוָה לִירֵאָיו וּבְרִיתוֹ לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃

The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; And His covenant, to make them know it.

עֵינַי תָּמִיד אֶל־יְהוָה כִּי הוּא־יוֹצִיא מֵרֶשֶׁת רַגְלָֽי׃

Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; For He will bring forth my feet out of the net.

פְּנֵה־אֵלַי וְחָנֵּנִי כִּי־יָחִיד וְעָנִי אָֽנִי׃

Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; For I am solitary and afflicted.

צָרוֹת לְבָבִי הִרְחִיבוּ מִמְּצוּקוֹתַי הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃

The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.

רְאֵה עָנְיִי וַעֲמָלִי וְשָׂא לְכָל־חַטֹּאותָֽי׃

See mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.

רְאֵה־אוֹיְבַי כִּי־רָבּוּ וְשִׂנְאַת חָמָס שְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃

Consider how many are mine enemies, And the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me. .

שָׁמְרָה נַפְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵנִי אַל־אֵבוֹשׁ כִּי־חָסִיתִי בָֽךְ׃

O keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.

תֹּם־וָיֹשֶׁר יִצְּרוּנִי כִּי קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, Because I wait for Thee.

פְּדֵה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל מִכֹּל צָֽרוֹתָיו׃

Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The first of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 4 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Sunday
  • Its heading names David
  • 22 verses, 159 words, about 2 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 25 have?

Psalm 25 has 22 verses and 159 words.

On which day is Psalm 25 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 4 of the Hebrew month, and in the weekly cycle on Sunday.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 25?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 25?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.