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PSALMVS XXIV — VIAS TVAS DOMINE

Psalm 24 — Show Me Thy Ways, O Lord

Psalm 24 (25 in modern numbering) is a prayer for divine guidance: 'Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me, and teach me Thy paths.' This alphabetical acrostic psalm combines petition for direction with humble confession of youthful sins and confidence in God's mercy. It appears at Lauds in the 1962 Breviary and is traditionally prayed by those discerning their vocation.

LATINE
Ad te, Domine, levavi animam meam.
Deus meus, in te confido; non erubescam.
Neque irrideant me inimici mei:
etenim universi qui sustinent te non confundentur.
Confundantur omnes iniqua agentes supervacue.
Vias tuas, Domine, demonstra mihi,
et semitas tuas edoce me.
Dirige me in veritate tua, et doce me:
quia tu es Deus salvator meus,
et te sustinui tota die.
Reminiscere miserationum tuarum, Domine,
et misericordiarum tuarum quae a saeculo sunt.
Delicta iuventutis meae, et ignorantias meas ne memineris.
Secundum misericordiam tuam memento mei tu:
propter bonitatem tuam, Domine.
Dulcis et rectus Dominus:
propter hoc legem dabit delinquentibus in via.
ENGLISH
To Thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul.
In Thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.
Neither let my enemies laugh at me:
for none of them that wait on Thee shall be confounded.
Let all them be confounded that act unjust things without cause.
Show, O Lord, Thy ways to me,
and teach me Thy paths.
Direct me in Thy truth, and teach me:
for Thou art God my Savior;
and on Thee have I waited all the day long.
Remember, O Lord, Thy bowels of compassion,
and Thy mercies that are from the beginning of the world.
The sins of my youth and my ignorances do not remember.
According to Thy mercy remember Thou me:
for Thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
The Lord is sweet and righteous:
therefore He will give a law to sinners in the way.
NOTA
FONS
Psalmus 24:1-9, Vulgata / Douay-Rheims
USUS
Vocation discernment, prayer for guidance
CONTEXT
Psalm 24 (25 in modern numbering) is an acrostic psalm. Its themes of guidance and mercy make it a traditional prayer for those seeking God's direction.