Psalm 25

Psalm 25

1Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.

2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

4Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.

5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.

6Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.

7Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.

8Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.

9The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.

10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

11For thy name's sake, O LORD, pardon mine iniquity; for it is great.

12What man is he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.

13His soul shall dwell at ease; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

14The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

15Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

16Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

17The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

18Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

19Consider mine enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with cruel hatred.

20O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Heyy, sorry my posts have been quite delayed. Today's meeting was so awesome!! God is so good to us. sitting there, listening to you guys talk, it occurred to me that i want to pray for you guys more, and it feels like i really love you girls--that even though i have no siblings and i'll never know what it feels like to have a sister, you guys are as close as it gets for me.

For the psalm, in verse 6, "Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses, for they have been ever of old," the words "ever of old" really struck me. it's just how God has been there since forever, loving us before the beginning of time--not even since the beginning of time, but BEFORE it, and that his qualities will never change--he will always be so gracious to us. And in verse 7, "remember thou me for thy goodness' sake," "thy goodness' sake" is just another reminder that God does everything for His glory. his very character of being so good prohibits him from neglecting us--that because he is infinitely loving, he will never forsake us. it's such a far cry from our nature as humans to be so fickle and so unreliable. "for thy name's sake" in verse 11 is another reminder of God's glory as the most important thing of all. it's not about us, but it's all for his glory. we always forget how small we are before the Lord. from verse 20 and 21, the Lord keeps my soul. I put my trust in him. integrity and uprightness come from the Lord--he gives us strength to endure and he provides everything we need. we KNOW that we don't need to worry or be afraid or make any compromises, but i find it so hard to fully let go of everything and trust in the Lord completely, even though he's been teaching me so much about that of late. the Lord is so kind to us. it's pretty amazing that all the laws in leviticus and the old testament--all the requirements for different kinds of offerings and etc, we're now exempt from that because of the blood of Jesus. 2 things: that Jesus would die for us, and that Jesus' blood was so powerful that it took care of ALL our sins, past and present. those 2 things are so amazing to me right now. God is so good and we dont deserve him, but still he makes so many accommodations for us! so much love. hehe.