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title: "Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5"
author: "John Calvin"
translator: "James Anderson"
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# Commentary on the Psalms, Volume 5

*John Calvin, tr. James Anderson*

Calvin on the Psalms, volume 5 of 5.

## 48. Psalm 25

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[¶0] Of David

[¶1] 1 To thee, O Jehovah! my soul have I lifted up.

[¶2] 2 O my God! in thee have I hoped: Let me not be put to shame, Let not my enemies rejoice over me.

[¶3] 3 Yea none who wait on thee shall be put to shame: They shall be ashamed who deal perfidiously without cause.

[¶4] 4 Thy ways, O Jehovah! make me to know, Thy paths teach thou me.

[¶5] 5 Direct me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee I have waited all the day.

[¶6] 6 Remember thy compassions, O Jehovah! And thy loving-kindnesses; for they have been from everlasting.

[¶7] 7 The transgressions of my youth, and my iniquities do not thou remember According to thy clemency remember thou me, For the sake of thy goodness, O Jehovah!

[¶8] 8 Good and upright is Jehovah, Therefore he will teach sinners in the way.

[¶9] 9 He will guide the poor in judgment, And will teach the poor his way.

[¶10] 10 All the ways of Jehovah are mercy and truth, To those who keep his covenant and his testimony.

[¶11] 11 For the sake of thy name, O Jehovah! Be merciful to my iniquity, for great is it.

[¶12] 12 Who is the man that feareth Jehovah? He will teach him in the way which he should choose.

[¶13] 13 His soul in good shall dwell, And his seed shall inherit the land.

[¶14] 14 The counsel of Jehovah is to those who fear him, That he may make known to them his covenant.

[¶15] 15 My eyes are continually towards Jehovah, For he will bring out of the net my feet.

[¶16] 16 Have respect to me, take pity upon me, For solitary and poor am I.

[¶17] 17 The afflictions of my heart are enlarged; Out of my distresses do thou bring me.

[¶18] 18 Behold my affliction and my travail, And take away all my sins.

[¶19] 19 Behold my enemies, for they are multiplied; And with a violent hatred they hate me.

[¶20] 20 Guard my soul, and rescue me, That I may not be ashamed; For I have trusted in thee.

[¶21] 21 Let integrity and rectitude preserve me; Because I have waited for thee.

[¶22] 22 Redeem O God! Israel from all his troubles.