The Book of Psalms — Liber Psalmorum
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Psalm 25
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Unto the end, a psalm for David.
Judge me, O Lord, for I have walked in my innocence: and I have put my trust in the Lord, and shall not be weakened.
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In finem. Psalmus David.
Judica me, Domine, quoniam ego in innocentia mea ingressus sum, et in Domino sperans non infirmabor.
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(Of David.)
Lord, be thou my judge; have I not guided my steps clear of wrong? Have I trusted in the Lord, only to stumble on my path?
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Prove me, O Lord, and try me; burn my reins and my heart.
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Proba me, Domine, et tenta me; ure renes meos et cor meum.
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Test me, Lord, put me to the proof; assay my inmost desires and thoughts.
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For thy mercy is before my eyes; and I am well pleased with thy truth.
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Quoniam misericordia tua ante oculos meos est, et complacui in veritate tua.
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Ever I keep thy mercies in mind, ever thy faithfulness bears me company.
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I have not sat with the council of vanity: neither will I go in with the doers of unjust things.
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Non sedi cum concilio vanitatis, et cum iniqua gerentibus non introibo.
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I have not consorted with false men, or joined in plotting evil;
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I have hated the assembly of the malignant; and with the wicked I will not sit.
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Odivi ecclesiam malignantium, et cum impiis non sedebo.
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I have shunned the company of the wicked, never sat at my ease with sinners.
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I will wash my hands among the innocent; and will compass thy altar, O Lord:
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Lavabo inter innocentes manus meas, et circumdabo altare tuum, Domine:
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With the pure in heart I will wash my hands clean, and take my place among them at thy altar,
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That I may hear the voice of thy praise: and tell of all thy wondrous works.
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ut audiam vocem laudis, et enarrem universa mirabilia tua.
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there making thy praises known, telling the story of all thy wonderful deeds.
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I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house; and the place where thy glory dwelleth.
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Domine, dilexi decorem domus tuæ, et locum habitationis gloriæ tuæ.
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How well, Lord, I love the house where thou dwellest, the shrine of thy glory!
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Take not away my soul, O God, with the wicked: nor my life with bloody men:
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Ne perdas cum impiis, Deus, animam meam, et cum viris sanguinum vitam meam:
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Lord, never count this soul for lost with the wicked, this life among the blood-thirsty;
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In whose hands are iniquities: their right hand is filled with gifts.
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in quorum manibus iniquitates sunt; dextera eorum repleta est muneribus.
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hands ever stained with guilt, palms ever itching for a bribe!
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But as for me, I have walked in my innocence: redeem me, and have mercy on me.
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Ego autem in innocentia mea ingressus sum; redime me, et miserere mei.
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Be it mine to guide my steps clear of wrong; deliver me in thy mercy.
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My foot hath stood in the direct way: in the churches I will bless thee, O Lord.
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Pes meus stetit in directo; in ecclesiis benedicam te, Domine.
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On sure ground my feet are set; where his people gather I will join in blessing the Lord’s name.