A Prayer for Guidance and Protection
1 To you, O Lord, I offer my prayer;
2 in you, my God, I trust.
Save me from the shame of defeat;
don't let my enemies gloat over me!
3 Defeat does not come to those who trust in you,
but to those who are quick to rebel against you.
4 Teach me your ways, O Lord;
make them known to me.
5 Teach me to live according to your truth,
for you are my God, who saves me.
I always trust in you.
6 Remember, O Lord, your kindness and constant love
which you have shown from long ago.
7 Forgive the sins and errors of my youth.
In your constant love and goodness,
remember me, Lord!
8 Because the Lord is righteous and good,
he teaches sinners the path they should follow.
9 He leads the humble in the right way
and teaches them his will.
10 With faithfulness and love he leads
all who keep his covenant and obey his commands.
11 Keep your promise, Lord, and forgive my sins,
for they are many.
12 Those who have reverence for the Lord
will learn from him the path they should follow.
13 They will always be prosperous,
and their children will possess the land.
14 The Lord is the friend of those who obey him
and he affirms his covenant with them.
15 I look to the Lord for help at all times,
and he rescues me from danger.
16 Turn to me, Lord, and be merciful to me,
because I am lonely and weak.
17 Relieve me of my worries
and save me from all my troubles.
18 Consider my distress and suffering
and forgive all my sins.
19 See how many enemies I have;
see how much they hate me.
20 Protect me and save me;
keep me from defeat.
I come to you for safety.
21 May my goodness and honesty preserve me,
because I trust in you.
22 From all their troubles, O God,
save your people Israel!
1 A Psalme of David. Unto thee, O Lord, lift I vp my soule. 2 My God, I trust in thee: let me not be confounded: let not mine enemies reioyce ouer mee. 3 So all that hope in thee, shall not be ashamed: but let them be confounded, that transgresse without cause. 4 Shew me thy waies, O Lord, and teache me thy paths. 5 Leade me foorth in thy trueth, and teache me: for thou art the God of my saluation: in thee doe I trust all the day. 6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies, and thy louing kindnesse: for they haue beene for euer. 7 Remember not the sinnes of my youth, nor my rebellions, but according to thy kindenesse remember thou me, euen for thy goodnesse sake, O Lord. 8 Gracious and righteous is the Lord: therefore will he teache sinners in the way. 9 Them that be meeke, will hee guide in iudgement, and teach the humble his way. 10 All the pathes of the Lord are mercie and trueth vnto such as keepe his couenant and his testimonies. 11 For thy Names sake, O Lord, be merciful vnto mine iniquitie, for it is great. 12 What man is he that feareth the Lord? him wil he teache the way that hee shall chuse. 13 His soule shall dwell at ease, and his seede shall inherite the land. 14 The secrete of the Lord is reueiled to them, that feare him: and his couenant to giue them vnderstanding. 15 Mine eyes are euer towarde the Lord: for he will bring my feete out of the net. 16 Turne thy face vnto mee, and haue mercie vpon me: for I am desolate and poore. 17 The sorowes of mine heart are enlarged: drawe me out of my troubles. 18 Looke vpon mine affliction and my trauel, and forgiue all my sinnes. 19 Beholde mine enemies, for they are manie, and they hate me with cruell hatred. 20 Keepe my soule, and deliuer me: let me not be confounded, for I trust in thee. 21 Let mine vprightnes and equitie preserue me: for mine hope is in thee. 22 Deliuer Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.