Psalm 25
א
All-gracious One, I set my hope on you;
ב
Beloved, I trust you;
don't disappoint me,
don't let my shadow-self exult over
me.
ג
Grant blessing to all who look to you;
faithlessness brings disappointment
and emptiness.
ד
Direct me along your path, O Holy One;
teach me your ways
ה
Help me stay on your true way – and teach me,
for you are ו
Wondrous,
my deliverer, I look to you at all
times.
ז
Zealous Godde, be mindful of your compassion
and your faithfulness;
they are as old as time.
ח
Holy One, be not mindful of my youthful sins
and transgressions.
In keeping with your goodness and
faithfulness
consider those things that are in my
favor.
ט
Tender and righteous is the Holy One;
therefore Godde shows transgressors
the way.
י
Yes, Godde guides the modest on the right path;
Teaching the humble Godde's way,
כ
Constant love paves all the paths of the Holy One,
leading those who honor Godde's
covenant.
ל
Love is your name, O Holy One,
therefore I ask you to pardon my
great iniquity.
מ
Modesty offers reverence to Godde
who then reveals which path to
choose.
נ
Now the faithful live a happy life
and their children inherit the land.
ס
Secrets of the Holy One are for those who revere Godde;
to them the Covenant is revealed.
ע
Eyes ever directed toward you, Godde,
you free me from that which binds me.
פ
Please turn to me, have mercy on me,
for I am alone and afflicted.
צ
Save me from these dire straits;
my heart is deeply distressed.
ר
Release me from my affliction and suffering;
forgive all my sins.
I am overwhelmed by injustice and
hatred!
ש
Show you are my protection; don't disappoint me
for you are my refuge.
ת
Towers of integrity and righteousness watch over me;
for I look to you, O Godde,
you redeem your people from all their
distress.
This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line begins with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, so I set myself the challenge of recreating the psalmist's acrostic using the equivalent (or near equivalent) sound in English. Note: there was no ק “qof” listed in this psalm as found in the TANAKH of the Jewish Publication Society.
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