Psalms 25 ~ Listen and Read Along

Dramatized KJV
 JV McGee
The circumstances of this Psalm were those of desolation, affliction, distress, travail, as the latter part especially shows. Yet the main content is one full of help to all who are in sorrow. It is far more than a wail saddening all who read it. It is the voice of hope and confidence, and tells of succour and of strength. This Psalm came out of the experience of a man who was going through a time of trouble. It has a prophetic element, and looks into the future to a time of trouble for the faithful remnant of Israel, but it provides comfort to saints of all ages.

It has three movements in it. The first (vv. 1~7), and the last (vv. 16~22) are prayers uttered out of great need. The central (vv. 8~15) is contemplation and declaration of the goodness of God. Its central glory is a revelation of God's goodness and patience (vv. 8~10). Then a sob at the heart of everything (v. 11). Immediately an account of the blessedness of the man who trusts. The opening verses contain the prayer of a distressed soul, whose thought of God is revealed in the central portion. The closing verses are the earnest cry of that soul to such a God, and in such confidence the details of the experience of suffering are named.

The Treasury of David

 

Plea for mercy and deliverance.    

Psalms 25:1 A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms 25:2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Psalms 25:3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms 25:4 Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Psalms 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Psalms 25:6 Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Psalms 25:7 Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Psalms 25:8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Psalms 25:9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 25:10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Psalms 25:11 For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.
Psalms 25:12 What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Psalms 25:13 His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.
Psalms 25:14 The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.
Psalms 25:15 Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.
Psalms 25:16 Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms 25:17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.
Psalms 25:18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.
Psalms 25:19 Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.
Psalms 25:20 O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.
Psalms 25:21 Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
Psalms 25:22 Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
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