Mazmur 25:18-22
Konteks25:18 See my pain and suffering!
Forgive all my sins! 1
25:19 Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me;
they hate me and want to harm me. 2
25:20 Protect me 3 and deliver me!
Please do not let me be humiliated,
for I have taken shelter in you!
25:21 May integrity and godliness protect me,
for I rely on you!
from all their distress! 5


[25:18] 1 tn Heb “lift up all my sins.”
[25:19] 2 tn Heb “see my enemies for they are numerous, and [with] violent hatred they hate me.”
[25:22] 5 tn Heb “his distresses.”
[25:22] sn O God, rescue Israel from all their distress. It is possible that the psalmist speaks on behalf of the nation throughout this entire psalm. Another option is that v. 22 is a later addition to the psalm which applies an original individual lament to the covenant community. If so, it may reflect an exilic setting.