Psalms 24-26

Psalm 24

¹A Psalm of David. To Jehovah is the earth and its fulness, The world and the inhabitants in it.

²For He on the seas hath founded it, And on the floods He doth establish it.

³Who goeth up into the hill of Jehovah? And who riseth up in His holy place?

⁴The clean of hands, and pure of heart, Who hath not lifted up to vanity his soul, Nor hath sworn to deceit.

⁵He beareth away a blessing from Jehovah, Righteousness from the God of his salvation.

⁶This is a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.

⁷Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!

⁸Who is this -- ‘the king of glory?' Jehovah -- strong and mighty, Jehovah, the mighty in battle.

⁹Lift up, O gates, your heads, And be lifted up, O doors age-during, And come in doth the king of glory!

¹⁰Who is He -- this ‘king of glory?' Jehovah of hosts -- He is the king of glory! Selah.

Psalm 25

¹By David. Unto Thee, O Jehovah, my soul I lift up.

²My God, in Thee I have trusted, Let me not be ashamed, Let not mine enemies exult over me.

³Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

⁴Thy ways, O Jehovah, cause me to know, Thy paths teach Thou me.

⁵Cause me to tread in Thy truth, and teach me, For Thou art the God of my salvation, Near Thee I have waited all the day.

⁶Remember Thy mercies, O Jehovah, And Thy kindnesses, for from the age are they.

⁷Sins of my youth, and my transgressions, Do not Thou remember. According to Thy kindness be mindful of me, For Thy goodness' sake, O Jehovah.

⁸Good and upright is Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.

⁹He causeth the humble to tread in judgment, And teacheth the humble His way.

¹⁰All the paths of Jehovah are kindness and truth, To those keeping His covenant, And His testimonies.

¹¹For Thy name's sake, O Jehovah, Thou hast pardoned mine iniquity, for it is great.

¹²Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.

¹³His soul in good doth remain, And his seed doth possess the land.

¹⁴The secret of Jehovah is for those fearing Him, And His covenant -- to cause them to know.

¹⁵Mine eyes are continually unto Jehovah, For He bringeth out from a net my feet.

¹⁶Turn Thou unto me, and favour me, For lonely and afflicted am I.

¹⁷The distresses of my heart have enlarged themselves, From my distresses bring me out.

¹⁸See mine affliction and my misery, And bear with all my sins.

¹⁹See my enemies, for they have been many, And with violent hatred they have hated me.

²⁰Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee.

²¹Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited on Thee.

²²Redeem Israel, O God, from all his distresses!

Psalm 26

¹By David. Judge me, O Jehovah, for I in mine integrity have walked, And in Jehovah I have trusted, I slide not.

²Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.

³For Thy kindness is before mine eyes, And I have walked habitually in Thy truth.

⁴I have not sat with vain men, And with dissemblers I enter not.

⁵I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

⁶I wash in innocency my hands, And I compass Thine altar, O Jehovah.

⁷To sound with a voice of confession, And to recount all Thy wonders.

⁸Jehovah, I have loved the habitation of Thy house, And the place of the tabernacle of Thine honour.

⁹Do not gather with sinners my soul, And with men of blood my life,

¹⁰In whose hand is a wicked device, And their right hand is full of bribes.

¹¹And I, in mine integrity I walk, Redeem me, and favour me.

¹²My foot hath stood in uprightness, In assemblies I bless Jehovah!