Psalms
Psalm 25:1–2
To You, O LORD, I lift up my soul;
2in You, my God, I trust.
Do not let me be put to shame;
do not let my enemies exult over me.
Footnotes
- a 25:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 25:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of David | לְדָוִ֡ד | lə·ḏā·wiḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| To You | אֵלֶ֥יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| O LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| I lift | אֶשָּֽׂא׃ | ’eś·śā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| up my soul | נַפְשִׁ֥י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
Psalm 25:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| in You | בְּךָ֣ | bə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| my God | אֱֽלֹהַ֗י | ’ĕlō·hay | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| I trust | בָ֭טַחְתִּי | ḇā·ṭaḥ·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H982 trust |
| Do not let me | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| be put to shame | אֵב֑וֹשָׁה | ’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H954 be ashamed |
| do not let | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| my enemies | אֹיְבַ֣י | ’ō·yə·ḇay | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H341 be hostile to |
| exult | יַֽעַלְצ֖וּ | ya·‘al·ṣū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5970 rejoice, exult |
| over me | לִֽי׃ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 25:1 Psalm 143:8 · Psalm 86:4 · Psalm 24:4 · 1 Samuel 1:15 · Lamentations 3:41
Psalm 25:2 Romans 10:11 · Psalm 41:11 · Psalm 22:5 · Psalm 71:1 · Romans 5:5 · Psalm 142:6 · Isaiah 37:35 · Psalm 31:1 · Psalm 13:2–4 · Psalm 34:8 · Isaiah 26:3 · Psalm 94:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.