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Psalm 25:1

By David. To you, LORD, I lift up my soul.

1By David. To you, LORD, I lift up my soul.
2My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
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Notice

“To you” gives David’s prayer a clear direction before he names his fears, drawing attention to whom you turn when you begin to pray.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 143:8Cause me to hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.Both prayers lift the soul to God, with Psalm 143 joining that expression to trust and a plea for guidance.
Psalm 86:4Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.Both prayers lift the soul to the Lord; Psalm 86 connects those words with a servant’s request for joy.
Psalm 24:4He who has clean hands and a pure heart; who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.Both passages speak of lifting the soul, with David addressing the LORD and Psalm 24 describing someone who refuses falsehood.
1 Samuel 1:15Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.David lifts his soul to the LORD, and Hannah describes pouring out her soul before the LORD in sorrow.
Lamentations 3:41Let’s lift up our heart with our hands to God in the heavens.Both passages describe an inward turning toward God through the language of lifting, with Lamentations also naming the hands.
1 Samuel 1:13Now Hannah spoke in her heart. Only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.The connection is inward expression: David names his soul, while Hannah speaks in her heart without an audible voice.
Deuteronomy 24:15In his day you shall give him his wages, neither shall the sun go down on it, for he is poor and sets his heart on it, lest he cry against you to the LORD, and …Both texts include turning to the LORD, though Deuteronomy concerns a poor worker’s cry over unpaid wages.
Hosea 4:8They feed on the sin of my people, and set their heart on their iniquity.The limited connection is the direction of desire: David lifts his soul toward the LORD, while Hosea describes hearts set on iniquity.
Job 22:26For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.Both use the language of lifting toward God: David names his soul, while Eliphaz speaks of lifting one’s face.
Where this verse fits

Wanting a steady prayer habit. feeling distant from God. anxiety or panic.

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Pray David’s opening words, then name one fear before God

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Encouragement

David lifts his soul to YHWH while enemies and shame remain concerns. Your prayer can begin amid unresolved trouble; God is the one David turns toward.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).