Psalm 25 - Teach Me Thy Paths, O LORD
An acrostic prayer lifting the soul to God for guidance, mercy, and forgiveness.
Psalm 25 is David's alphabetic prayer lifting his soul to the LORD, asking to be taught God's paths and truth much as he did after Psalms 24. He pleads for mercy that overlooks "the sins of my youth" and trusts that the meek will be guided in judgment.
The title of the fyue and twentithe salm. `To Dauid. Lord, deme thou me, for Y entride in myn innocens; and Y hopynge in the Lord schal not be made vnstidfast.
Lord, preue thou me, and asaie me; brenne thou my reynes, and myn herte.
For whi thi merci is bifor myn iyen; and Y pleside in thi treuthe.
I sat not with the counsel of vanyte; and Y schal not entre with men doynge wickid thingis.
I hatide the chirche of yuele men; and Y schal not sitte with wickid men.
I schal waische myn hondis among innocentis; and, Lord, Y schal cumpasse thin auter.
That Y here the vois of heriyng; and that Y telle out alle thi merueils.
Lord, Y haue loued the fairnesse of thin hows; and the place of the dwellyng of thi glorie.
God, leese thou not my soule with vnfeithful men; and my lijf with men of bloodis.
In whose hondis wyckidnessis ben; the riythond of hem is fillid with yiftis.
But Y entride in myn innocens; ayenbie thou me, and haue merci on me.
Mi foot stood in riytfulnesse; Lord, Y schal blesse thee in chirchis.