Let Me Not Be Ashamed - Psalms 25:1-7

“Let Me Not Be Ashamed” explores David’s heartfelt prayer in Psalm 25:1–7. It is a plea for guidance, forgiveness, and protection from disgrace. When we trust in God, He never lets us be put to shame. He leads us in truth and remembers us according to His mercy, not our past mistakes. Let this message strengthen your faith and anchor your hope in God’s character. 

Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Songs of Songs, and Lamentations are known as the poetic Books of the Old Testament. The Psalms are a book of Israel’s prayer and praise.  The Book of Psalms consists of 150 individual psalms or compositions. Based on the titles/headings of the psalms, the authors of about two thirds of the Psalms can be identified. 

Seventy-three of the Psalms are associated with David. It is believed that David also wrote some of the approximately fifty psalms that are not associated with any particular person. 

The historical setting of the headings of the psalms provides some information as to when the psalms were composed. Psalms come from a period covering a thousand years of Israel’s history. All the way from Moses (15th century BC, Psalm 90) up to post-exilic times (5th century BC, Psalm 126). The Psalms have a distinct structure and unity. They are divided into five books, mirroring the five books of Moses, and each of these sections ends with a doxology.   

The psalms were the worship material of the Jews and as such were intended to address the needs of people who were coming to worship God from all backgrounds and experiences of life. The psalms are poetry set to music in order to facilitate praise, prayer, and worship. These psalms were sung by the worshippers in the temple similar to how we utilize our present-day hymnals. That is why we say psalms 23 and not psalms chapter 23, as each psalm is a song in its own right. In the same manner, we would say Hymn #45.   

Psalms 25 falls into Book 1 of the psalms and is a member of the class of Psalms that are known as “acrostic / alphabetical psalms.” They are so called because the first word of each verse starts with one of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. There are only seven such acrostic psalms, and they are psalms 25, 34, 37, 111, 112, 119, and 145. This is the very first of these acrostic psalms. The acrostic pattern was used to lend beauty and form to the psalm. 

Psalms 25 is an individual lament and was written by David, the man after God’s own heart. It is not clear what were the circumstances under which David felt led to write this psalm. David was often in trouble throughout his life.  This psalm is a prayer for deliverance, guidance, and forgiveness. 

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