English Standard Version
Psalms 25:3
3Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
Psalms 25:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
- New International Version (NIV)No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.
- New Living Translation (NLT)No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
Context of Psalms 25:3
1To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 2O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous. 4Make me to know your ways, O Lord; teach me your paths. 5Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:3 word by word
גַּ֣ם כָּל־קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 25:3
- Psalms 27:14Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord!
- Psalms 33:20Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
- Psalms 37:34Wait for the Lord and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land; you will look on when the wicked are cut off.
- Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord; he inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 62:1For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
- Psalms 123:2Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us.
- Genesis 49:13"Zebulun shall dwell at the shore of the sea; he shall become a haven for ships, and his border shall be at Sidon.
- Isaiah 25:9It will be said on that day, "Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation."
- Isaiah 40:31but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.
- Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
- Psalms 69:6Let not those who hope in you be put to shame through me, O Lord God of hosts; let not those who seek you be brought to dishonor through me, O God of Israel.
- Psalms 6:10All my enemies shall be ashamed and greatly troubled; they shall turn back and be put to shame in a moment.
- Psalms 31:17O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.
- Psalms 35:26Let them be put to shame and disappointed altogether who rejoice at my calamity! Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor who magnify themselves against me!
Commentaries on Psalms 25:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Let none that wait on thee be ashamed - Though he had burden enough of his own, he felt for others in similar circumstances, and became an intercessor in their behalf. Transgress without cause - Perhaps בוגדים bogedim may here mean idolatrous persons. "Let not them that wait upon and worship thee be ashamed: but they shall be ashamed who vainly worship, or trust in false gods." See Malachi 2:11-16. The Chaldeans have evil entreated us, and oppressed us…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed - To “wait on the Lord” is an expression denoting true piety, as indicating our dependence on him, and as implying that we look to Him for the command that is to regulate our conduct and for the grace needful to protect and save us. Compare Isaiah 40:31. See also Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 30:18; Psalm 40:1; Psalm 69:3. This petition is indicative of the wish of the pious heart that none who profess to serve God may…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist is confident that the godly will be proven right and his enemies will fail (see Psalm 25:15–22).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. The prayer generalized as to all who wait on God--that is, who expect His favor. On the other hand, the disappointment of the perfidious, who, unprovoked, have done evil, is invoked (compare 2Sa 22:9).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 25:3
In the dictionaries
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
English Standard Version — © 2001 Crossway Bibles
Commentaries