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Tehillim Chapter 25

Author:
King David
22 verses
Book One
Reading time:
1 min
Day 4 of monthly cycle

Chapter 25 of Tehillim belongs to Book One (chapters 1 through 41), and is traditionally attributed to King David. It contains 22 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).

  1. לְדָוִ֡ד אֵלֶ֥יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה נַפְשִׁ֥י אֶשָּֽׂא׃
  2. אֱ‍ֽלֹהַ֗י בְּךָ֣ בָ֭טַחְתִּי אַל־אֵב֑וֹשָׁה אַל־יַֽעַלְצ֖וּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃
  3. גַּ֣ם כָּל־קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם׃
  4. דְּרָכֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה הוֹדִיעֵ֑נִי אֹ֖רְחוֹתֶ֣יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃
  5. הַדְרִ֘יכֵ֤נִי בַאֲמִתֶּ֨ךָ ׀ וְֽלַמְּדֵ֗נִי כִּֽי־אַ֭תָּה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׁעִ֑י אוֹתְךָ֥ קִ֝וִּ֗יתִי כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם׃
  6. זְכֹר־רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ יְ֭הוָה וַחֲסָדֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י מֵעוֹלָ֣ם הֵֽמָּה׃
  7. חַטֹּ֤אות נְעוּרַ֨י ׀ וּפְשָׁעַ֗י אַל־תִּ֫זְכֹּ֥ר כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ זְכָר־לִי־אַ֑תָּה לְמַ֖עַן טוּבְךָ֣ יְהוָֽה׃
  8. טוֹב־וְיָשָׁ֥ר יְהוָ֑ה עַל־כֵּ֤ן יוֹרֶ֖ה חַטָּאִ֣ים בַּדָּֽרֶךְ׃
  9. יַדְרֵ֣ךְ עֲ֭נָוִים בַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט וִֽילַמֵּ֖ד עֲנָוִ֣ים דַּרְכּֽוֹ׃
  10. כָּל־אָרְח֣וֹת יְ֭הוָה חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑ת לְנֹצְרֵ֥י בְ֝רִית֗וֹ וְעֵדֹתָֽיו׃
  11. לְמַֽעַן־שִׁמְךָ֥ יְהוָ֑ה וְֽסָלַחְתָּ֥ לַ֝עֲוֺנִ֗י כִּ֣י רַב־הֽוּא׃
  12. מִי־זֶ֣ה הָ֭אִישׁ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה י֝וֹרֶ֗נּוּ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יִבְחָֽר׃
  13. נַ֭פְשׁוֹ בְּט֣וֹב תָּלִ֑ין וְ֝זַרְע֗וֹ יִ֣ירַשׁ אָֽרֶץ׃
  14. ס֣וֹד יְ֭הוָה לִירֵאָ֑יו וּ֝בְרִית֗וֹ לְהוֹדִיעָֽם׃
  15. עֵינַ֣י תָּ֭מִיד אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֽוּא־יוֹצִ֖יא מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת רַגְלָֽי׃
  16. פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְעָנִ֣י אָֽנִי׃
  17. צָר֣וֹת לְבָבִ֣י הִרְחִ֑יבוּ מִ֝מְּצֽוּקוֹתַ֗י הוֹצִיאֵֽנִי׃
  18. רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי וַעֲמָלִ֑י וְ֝שָׂ֗א לְכָל־חַטֹּאותָֽי׃
  19. רְאֵֽה־אוֹיְבַ֥י כִּי־רָ֑בּוּ וְשִׂנְאַ֖ת חָמָ֣ס שְׂנֵאֽוּנִי׃
  20. שָׁמְרָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי אַל־אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ כִּֽי־חָסִ֥יתִי בָֽךְ׃
  21. תֹּם־וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃
  22. פְּדֵ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהִים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִ֝כֹּ֗ל צָֽרוֹתָיו׃

English translation (JPS 1917)

  1. [A Psalm] of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
  2. O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
  3. Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; They shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.
  4. Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.
  5. Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee do I wait all the day.
  6. Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; For they have been from of old.
  7. Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Thy mercy remember Thou me, For Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
  8. Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.
  9. He guideth The humble in justice; And He teacheth the humble His way.
  10. All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth Unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
  11. For Thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
  12. What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.
  13. His soul shall abide in prosperity; And his seed shall inherit the land.
  14. The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; And His covenant, to make them know it.
  15. Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; For He will bring forth my feet out of the net.
  16. Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; For I am solitary and afflicted.
  17. The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.
  18. See mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.
  19. Consider how many are mine enemies, And the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me. .
  20. O keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.
  21. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, Because I wait for Thee.
  22. Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.

Tehillim Chapter 25: questions and answers

Who wrote Tehillim chapter 25?

According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 25 was authored by King David. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.

How many verses does Psalm 25 have?

Psalm 25 contains 22 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.

Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 25 in?

Chapter 25 belongs to Book One (chapters 1 through 41). Parallel to Genesis of the Torah's five books.

When is Psalm 25 read in the 30-day cycle?

Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 25 is read on day 4.

Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 25 pointed (with nikud)?

Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).

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