Of David.
א [Aleph]
25 To you, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, I turn.
ב [Beth]
2 My Yahavah {Yah'-ha-vah'}, I trust in you;
Do not let me be put to shame.
Do not let my enemies gloat over me.
ג [Gimel]
3 Surely none who hope in you will be put to shame,
But shame awaits those who are treacherous without cause.
ד [Daleth]
4 Make me know your ways, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah};
Teach me your paths.
ה [He]
5 Cause me to walk in your truth and teach me,
For you are my Yahavah {Yah'-ha-vah'} of salvation.
ו [Waw]
In you I hope all day long.
ז [Zayin]
6 Remember your mercy, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}, and your loyal love,
ח [Heth]
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth and my transgressions.
Remember me according to your loyal love,
For the sake of your goodness, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}.
ט [Teth]
8 Good and upright is Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}.
That is why he instructs sinners in the way to live.
י [Yod]
9 He will guide the meek in what is right,
And he will teach the meek ones his way.
כ [Kaph]
10 All the paths of Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} are loyal love and faithfulness
For those observing his covenant and his reminders.
ל [Lamed]
11 For the sake of your name, O Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah},
Forgive my error, though it is great.
מ [Mem]
12 Who is the man fearing Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah}?
He will instruct him about the way he should choose.
נ [Nun]
13 He will experience what is good,
And his descendants will take possession of the earth.
ס [Samekh]
14 Close friendship with Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah} belongs to those who fear him,
And he makes his covenant known to them.
ע [Ayin]
15 My eyes are always toward Ahv'ah {Heb. Yahvah},
For he will free my feet from the net.
פ [Pe]
16 Turn your face to me and show me favor,
For I am alone and helpless.
צ [Tsade]
17 The distresses of my heart have multiplied;
Free me from my anguish.
ר [Resh]
18 See my affliction and my trouble,
And pardon all my sins.
19 See how numerous my enemies are
And how violent their hatred is for me.
ש [Shin]
Do not let me be put to shame, for I have taken refuge in you.
ת [Taw]
21 May integrity and uprightness safeguard me,
For my hope is in you.
22 O Yahavah {Yah'-ha-vah'}, rescue Isra'Al out of all his distresses.