Psalms 25:21

Psalms 25:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
• New International Version (NIV)May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for You.

Context of Psalms 25:21

19Look upon my enemies, for they are many; They hate me with cruel and violent hatred. 20Guard my soul and rescue me; Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed, For I have taken refuge in You. Let integrity and uprightness protect me, For I wait [expectantly] for You. 22O God, redeem Israel, Out of all his troubles.

Psalms 25:21 word by word

תֹּם־וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ יְהוָהRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let integrityתֹּםtôm · integrityH8537
• and uprightnessיֹ֫שֶׁרyôsher · uprightnessH3476
• preserveנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• me; for I waitקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960

Cross-references for Psalms 25:21

• Psalms 7:8The Lord judges the peoples; Judge me, O Lord, and grant me justice according to my righteousness and according to the integrity within me.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness (moral character, spiritual integrity); According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity; I have [relied on and] trusted [confidently] in the Lord without wavering and I shall not slip.
• Psalms 41:12As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.
• 1 Samuel 24:11Look, my father! Indeed, see the hem of your robe in my hand! Since I cut off the hem of your robe and did not kill you, know and understand [without question] that there is no evil or treason in my hands. I have not sinned against you, though you are lying in wait to take my life.
• 1 Samuel 26:23The Lord will repay each man for his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the Lord handed you over to me today, but I refused to put out my hand against the Lord’s anointed.
• Proverbs 11:3The integrity and moral courage of the upright will guide them, But the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
• Proverbs 20:7The righteous man who walks in integrity and lives life in accord with his [godly] beliefs— How blessed [happy and spiritually secure] are his children after him [who have his example to follow].
• Daniel 6:22My God has sent His angel and has shut the mouths of the lions so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also before you, O king, I have committed no crime.”
• Acts 24:16In view of this, I also do my best and strive always to have a clear conscience before God and before men.
• Acts 25:10Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s tribunal, where I ought to be tried. I have done nothing wrong to the Jews, as you also very well know.

Commentaries on Psalms 25:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Let integrity and uprightness - I wish to have a perfect heart, and an upright life. This seems to be the meaning of these two words.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me - The word here rendered “integrity” means properly “perfection.” See it explained in the notes at Job 1:1. The language here may refer either: (a) to God - as denoting His perfection and uprightness, and then the psalmist‘s prayer would be that He, a righteous God, would keep him; or (b) to his own integrity and uprightness of character, and then the prayer would be that that might be the means of keeping him, as…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The psalmist concludes, as he began, with expressing dependence upon God, and desire toward him. It is good thus to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. And if God turns to us, no matter who turns from us. He pleads his own integrity. Though guilty before God, yet, as to his enemies, he had the testimony of conscience that he had done them no wrong. God would, at length, give Israel rest from all their enemies round about…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21The psalm ends with a promise of trust and hope, just as it began (see Psalms 9:18; 25:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. In conscious innocence of the faults charged by his enemies, he confidently commits his cause to God. Some refer-- integrity, &c.--to God, meaning His covenant faithfulness. This sense, though good, is an unusual application of the terms.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 25:21

• Waiting

In the dictionaries

• Ease
• Guide
• Lift
• Path
• Poetry
• Redeem
• Triumph
• Trouble
• Turn
• Wait

Commentaries on Psalms 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings