## Psalms Chapter 25

###### Psalms 25:1
[Psalms 25:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:1)

לְדָוִ֡ד אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Of David. To Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
[A psalm] of David. To You, O L rd, will I lift up my soul [i.e., direct my heart].


###### Psalms 25:2
[Psalms 25:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:2)

אֱֽלֹהַ֗י בְּךָ֣ בָ֭טַחְתִּי אַל־אֵב֑וֹשָׁה אַל־יַעַלְצ֖וּ אוֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
O my God, I trust in Thee: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
O G d, [because] I have trusted in You, [I know that] I shall not be shamed, [that] my foes shall not exult over me.


###### Psalms 25:3
[Psalms 25:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:3)

גַּ֣ם כׇּל־קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Moreover let none that wait on Thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed who betray without cause.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Also all those who hope in You shall not be shamed. Those who strip [the poor] shall be shamed.


###### Psalms 25:4
[Psalms 25:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:4)

דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הֹוָה הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Make me know Thy ways, O Lord; teach me Thy paths.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Your ways, O L rd, make known to me; teach me Your paths.


###### Psalms 25:5
[Psalms 25:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:5)

הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִי בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ**׀** וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֑י אוֹתְךָ֥ קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי כׇּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; for Thee do I wait all the day.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Lead me in Your truth, and teach [it to] me; for You are the G d of my salvation; in You have I trusted all the day [i.e., all my life].


###### Psalms 25:6
[Psalms 25:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:6)

זְכֹר־רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הֹוָה וַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י מֵעוֹלָ֣ם הֵֽמָּה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Remember, O Lord, Thy tender mercies and Thy truth; for they have been from of old.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Remember Your mercies, O L rd, and Your lovingkindnesses, for they are eternal [i.e., from the day You created Adam, telling him that he would die on the day he ate from the tree of knowledge, and granting him one of Your (thousand-year) days.]


###### Psalms 25:7
[Psalms 25:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:7)

חַטֹּ֤אות נְעוּרַ֨י**׀** וּפְשָׁעַ֗י אַל־תִּ֫זְכֹּ֥ר כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ זְכׇר־לִי־אַ֑תָּה לְמַ֖עַן טוּבְךָ֣ יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to Thy loyal love remember Thou me for Thy goodness’ sake, O Lord.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Do not bring to mind the sins of my youth and my offenses. What is worthy of Your lovingkindness [i.e., my good deeds] remember for me, for the sake of Your goodness, O L rd.


###### Psalms 25:8
[Psalms 25:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:8)

טוֹב־וְיָשָׁ֥ר יְהֹוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֤ן יוֹרֶ֖ה חַטָּאִ֣ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Good and upright is the Lord: therefore does he instruct sinners in the way.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Good and just is the L rd [(and desirous of vindicating His creations)], wherefore He teaches sinners in the way [of repentance].


###### Psalms 25:9
[Psalms 25:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:9)

יַדְרֵ֣ךְ עֲ֭נָוִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וִילַמֵּ֖ד עֲנָוִ֣ים דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
He directs the humble in justice: and he teaches the meek his way.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
He leads the humble in [the] justice [of their way], and He teaches the humble His way.


###### Psalms 25:10
[Psalms 25:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:10)

כׇּל־אׇרְח֣וֹת יְ֭הֹוָה חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑ת לְנֹצְרֵ֥י בְ֝רִית֗וֹ וְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
All the paths of the L rd are lovingkindness and truth for the keepers of His covenant and His testimonies.


###### Psalms 25:11
[Psalms 25:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:11)

לְמַֽעַן־שִׁמְךָ֥ יְהֹוָ֑ה וְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ לַ֝עֲוֺנִ֗י כִּ֣י רַב־הֽוּא׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
For Thy name’s sake, O Lord, pardon my iniquity; for it is great.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
For the sake of Your [great] name, O L rd, forgive my sin for it is great [(and it becomes the Great to forgive the great)].


###### Psalms 25:12
[Psalms 25:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:12)

מִי־זֶ֣ה הָ֭אִישׁ יְרֵ֣א יְהֹוָ֑ה י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יִבְחָֽר׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
What man is he that fears the Lord? him shall he teach in the way that he should choose.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Who is the man that fears the L rd? He shall teach him [to walk] in the way that He chooses [(the way of good)].


###### Psalms 25:13
[Psalms 25:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:13)

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּט֣וֹב תָּלִ֑ין וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ יִ֣ירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
His soul shall abide in prosperity; and his seed shall inherit the earth.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
His soul [(in the grave)] shall rest in good, and his seed shall inherit the earth.


###### Psalms 25:14
[Psalms 25:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:14)

ס֣וֹד יְ֭הֹוָה לִירֵאָ֑יו וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹ לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The counsel of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will reveal to them his covenant.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The secret of the L rd is for those who fear Him, and His covenant, [(of Torah)], to make it known to them.


###### Psalms 25:15
[Psalms 25:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:15)

עֵינַ֣י תָּ֭מִיד אֶל־יְהֹוָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֽוּא־יוֹצִ֖יא מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת רַגְלָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
My eyes are ever towards the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
My eyes are always to the L rd; for He shall release my feet from the net.


###### Psalms 25:16
[Psalms 25:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:16)

פְּנֵֽה־אֵלַ֥י וְחׇנֵּ֑נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְעָנִ֣י אָֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Turn Thee to me, and be gracious to me; for I am desolate and afflicted.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Turn to me, and be gracious to me, for I am [but] one [(carrying [as king] the sins of the many, who depend upon my prayer for their deliverance)] and I am poor [in merit].


###### Psalms 25:17
[Psalms 25:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:17)

צָר֣וֹת לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ מִ֝מְּצוּקוֹתַ֗י הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring me out of my distresses.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
The woes of my heart have widened; release me from my toils.


###### Psalms 25:18
[Psalms 25:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:18)

רְאֵ֣ה עׇ֭נְיִי וַעֲמָלִ֑י וְ֝שָׂ֗א לְכׇל־חַטֹּאותָֽי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Look upon my affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Behold my afflictions and my burdens, and, [considering them], forgive all of my sins.


###### Psalms 25:19
[Psalms 25:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:19)

רְאֵֽה־אֹיְבַ֥י כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וְשִׂנְאַ֖ת חָמָ֣ס שְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Consider my enemies; for they are many; and they hate me with a cruel hatred.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
See how my foes have increased, how they hate me for violence [(of which I am guiltless)].


###### Psalms 25:20
[Psalms 25:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:20)

שׇׁמְרָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי אַל־אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Guard my soul and rescue me. Let me not be shamed, for I have trusted in You.


###### Psalms 25:21
[Psalms 25:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:21)

תֹּם־וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; because I wait for Thee.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
[My] innocence and uprightness will guard me, for I have hoped in You.


###### Psalms 25:22
[Psalms 25:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Psalms/r/25:22)

פְּדֵ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֝כֹּ֗ל צָרוֹתָֽיו׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Redeem Yisra᾽el, O God, out of all his troubles.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
Redeem, O G d, [all of] Israel, from all of its afflictions.