Lead Me in Your Truth
Of David.
א Aleph
To You, O Yahweh, I lift up my soul.
ב Beth
2 O my God, in You I trust,
Do not let me be ashamed;
Do not let my enemies exult over me.
ג Gimel
3 Indeed, let none who hope in You be ashamed;
Let those who deal treacherously without cause be ashamed.
ד Daleth
4 Make me know Your ways, O Yahweh;
Teach me Your paths.
ה He - ו Vav
5 Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
In You I hope all the day.
ז Zayin
6 Remember, O Yahweh, Your compassion and Your lovingkindnesses,
For they have been from of old.
ח Heth
7 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions;
According to Your lovingkindness remember me,
For the sake of Your goodness, O Yahweh.
ט Teth
8 Good and upright is Yahweh;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
י Yodh
9 May He lead the humble in justice,
And may He teach the humble His way.
כ Kaph
10 All the paths of Yahweh are lovingkindness and truth
To those who guard His covenant and His testimonies.
ל Lamedh
11 For Your name’s sake, O Yahweh,
Pardon my iniquity, for it is great.
מ Mem
12 Who is the man who fears Yahweh?
He will instruct him in the way he should choose.
נ Nun
13 His soul will abide in goodness,
And his seed will inherit the land.
ס Samekh
14 The secret of Yahweh is for those who fear Him,
And He will make them know His covenant.
ע Ayin
15 My eyes are continually toward Yahweh,
For He will bring my feet out of the net.
פ Pe
16 Turn to me and be gracious to me,
For I am alone and afflicted.
צ Tsadhe
17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;
Bring me out of my distresses.
ר Resh
18 See my affliction and my trouble,
And forgive all my sins.
ר Resh
19 See my enemies, for they are many,
And they hate me with violent hatred.
שׁ Shin
20 Keep my soul and deliver me;
Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.
ת Tav
21 Let integrity and uprightness guard me,
For I hope in You.
22 Redeem Israel, O God,
Out of all his troubles.