Psalm 25

I. Focus on God (1-6)

     A. Lift up your soul to Him (1) soul = very being

     B. Trust in Him (vs 2) ashamed = disappointed

     C. Wait on Him(vs 3) wait = to look for with eagerness

     D. Learn from Him (vs 4-5) do we want to know the ways and paths of the Lord?

II. Forgiveness (6-14)

     A. Requests from God (vs 6-7)

     1. Request for remembrance of his mercies and long suffering. (vs 6)
     2. Request for the forgetting of our sins. (vs 7,11)
     3. Request for the remembrance of his sheep (vs 7)

     B. Recognition of God's person and character (vs 8-10)

1. He is good and upright (vs 8)
• good = pleasant and agreeable
• upright = straight and correct
2. He is a help to the meek (vs 9) meek = humble
3. He is a protection to the obedient (vs 10) keep = guard

      C. Reward for the believer (vs 11-14)

1. Forgiveness of sin (vs 11)
2. Instructed in God's way (vs 12)
3. Ease in God's inheritance (vs 13)
4. Counsel from the Lord (vs 14)
5. Realization of the covenant (vs 14)

III. Faithfulness (14-22) 

1. Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord (vs 15)
2. I wait on thee (vs 21)