The prayer of a just man. Lowly and poor, he is maltreated by the impious and bloodthirsty; yet he holds firmly to his piety in confidence that God will help him.
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Psalm 25: Prayer Audio in Latin
{25:1} In finem, Psalmus David. Iudica me Domine, quoniam ego in innocentia mea ingressus sum: et in Domino sperans non infirmabor.
{25:1} Unto the end. A Psalm of David. Judge me, Lord, for I have been walking in my innocence, and by hoping in the Lord, I will not be weakened.
{25:2} Proba me Domine, et tenta me: ure renes meos et cor meum.
{25:2} Examine me, Lord, and test me: enkindle my temperament and my heart.
{25:3} Quoniam misericordia tua ante oculos meos est: et complacui in veritate tua.
{25:3} For your mercy is before my eyes, and I am serene in your truth.
{25:4} Non sedi cum concilio vanitatis: et cum iniqua gerentibus non introibo.
{25:4} I have not sat with the council of emptiness, and I will not enter with those who carry out injustice.
{25:5} Odivi ecclesiam malignantium: et cum impiis non sedebo.
{25:5} I have hated the assembly of the malicious; and I will not sit with the impious.
{25:6} Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas: et circumdabo altare tuum Domine:
{25:6} I will wash my hands among the innocent, and I will surround your altar, O Lord,
{25:7} Ut audiam vocem laudis, et enarrem universa mirabilia tua.
{25:7} so that I may hear the voice of your praise and describe all your wonders.
{25:8} Domine dilexi decorem domus tuæ, et locum habitationis gloriæ tuæ.
{25:8} O Lord, I have loved the beauty of your house and the dwelling place of your glory.
{25:9} Ne perdas cum impiis Deus animam meam, et cum viris sanguinum vitam meam:
{25:9} O God, do not let my soul perish with the impious, nor my life with the men of blood,
{25:10} In quorum manibus iniquitates sunt: dextera eorum repleta est muneribus.
{25:10} in whose hands are iniquities: their right hand has been filled by bribes.
{25:11} Ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum: redime me, et miserere mei.
{25:11} But as for me, I have been walking in my innocence. Redeem me, and have mercy on me.
{25:12} Pes meus stetit in directo: in ecclesiis benedicam te Domine.
{25:12} My foot has stood firm in the straight path. In the churches, I will bless you, O Lord.
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