Judaism
Psalms 25
Text
[A Psalm] of David. Unto Thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
O my God, in Thee have I trusted, let me not be ashamed; Let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Yea, none that wait for Thee shall be ashamed; They shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.
Show me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.
Guide me in Thy truth, and teach me; For Thou art the God of my salvation; For Thee do I wait all the day.
Remember, O LORD, Thy compassions and Thy mercies; For they have been from of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions; According to Thy mercy remember Thou me, For Thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Good and upright is the LORD; Therefore doth He instruct sinners in the way.
He guideth The humble in justice; And He teacheth the humble His way.
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth Unto such as keep His covenant and His testimonies.
For Thy name's sake, O LORD, Pardon mine iniquity, for it is great.
What man is he that feareth the LORD? Him will He instruct in the way that He should choose.
His soul shall abide in prosperity; And his seed shall inherit the land.
The counsel of the LORD is with them that fear Him; And His covenant, to make them know it.
Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; For He will bring forth my feet out of the net.
Turn Thee unto me, and be gracious unto me; For I am solitary and afflicted.
The troubles of my heart are enlarged; O bring Thou me out of my distresses.
See mine affliction and my travail; And forgive all my sins.
Consider how many are mine enemies, And the cruel hatred wherewith they hate me. .
O keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, Because I wait for Thee.
Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
Text: The Holy Scriptures, Jewish Publication Society (1917), public domain, via Sefaria.
✦ Connected Across Traditions
Divine Compassion & Mercy
Quran 1:1
“In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.”
Luke 6:36
“Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.”
Snp 1.8 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Even as a mother would protect with her life her child, her only child, so too for all creatures unfold a boundless heart.”
Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1
“ik oankaar sat naam: one Creator, whose Name is Truth, beyond fear and enmity.”
Humility & Surrender
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18 (trans. Edwin Arnold)
“And let go those, Rites and writ duties! Fly to Me alone! Make Me thy single refuge! I will free Thy soul from all its sins! Be of good cheer!”
Matthew 5:5
“Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.”
Tao Te Ching 22 (trans. James Legge)
“The partial becomes complete; the crooked, straight; the empty, full; the worn out, new. He whose (desires) are few gets them; he whose (desires) are many goes astray.”
Quran 2:45
“Seek help in patience and prayer; and truly it is hard save for the humble-minded.”
Good vs Evil / Light vs Darkness
Yasna 30:3
“Now the two primal Spirits, who reveal themselves as Twins, are the Better and the Bad, in thought and word and action.”
John 1:5
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”
Dhammapada 2 (trans. Bhikkhu Sujato)
“Intention is the leader of things; intention is first, they’re made by intention. If with pure intent you speak or act, happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.”
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16 (trans. Edwin Arnold)
“The Doors of Hell Are threefold, whereby men to ruin pass, The door of Lust, the door of Wrath, the door Of Avarice. Let a man shun those three!”