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Psalm 25:1-3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

Psalm 25[a]

Confident Prayer for Forgiveness and Guidance

1 Of David.

I

To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul,
2     (A)my God, in you I trust;
    do not let me be disgraced;(B)
    do not let my enemies gloat over me.
3 No one is disgraced who waits for you,(C)
    but only those who are treacherous without cause.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 25 A lament. Each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Such acrostic Psalms are often a series of statements only loosely connected. The psalmist mixes ardent pleas (Ps 25:1–2, 16–22) with expressions of confidence in God who forgives and guides.
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