God’s Word Translation
Psalms 25:2
2I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies triumph over me.
Psalms 25:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
- New International Version (NIV)I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed; Let not my enemies triumph over me.
Context of Psalms 25:2
1To you, O Lord, I lift my soul. I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies triumph over me. 3No one who waits for you will ever be put to shame, but all who are unfaithful will be put to shame. 4Make your ways known to me, O Lord, and teach me your paths.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:2 word by word
אֱֽלֹהַ֗י בְּךָ֣ בָ֭טַחְתִּי אַל־אֵב֑וֹשָׁה אַל־יַֽעַלְצ֖וּ אֹיְבַ֣י לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 25:2
- Psalms 7:1O Lord my God, I have taken refuge in you. Save me, and rescue me from all who are pursuing me.
- Psalms 18:2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the strength of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Psalms 22:1My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? Why are you so far away from helping me, so far away from the words of my groaning?
- Psalms 31:1I have taken refuge in you, O Lord. Never let me be put to shame. Save me because of your righteousness.
- Psalms 34:8Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed is the person who takes refuge in him.
- Psalms 37:40The Lord helps them and rescues them. He rescues them from wicked people. He saves them because they have taken refuge in him.
- Psalms 71:1I have taken refuge in you, O Lord. Never let me be put to shame.
- Isaiah 26:3With perfect peace you will protect those whose minds cannot be changed, because they trust you.
- Isaiah 28:16This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am going to lay a rock in Zion, a rock that has been tested, a precious cornerstone, a solid foundation. Whoever believes ⌞in him⌟ will not worry.
- Isaiah 41:16You will winnow them. The wind will carry them away. The windstorm will scatter them. But you will find joy in the Lord and praise the Holy One of Israel.
- Isaiah 49:23Then kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will nurse you. They will bow in front of you with their faces touching the ground. They will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who wait with hope for me will not be put to shame.
- Romans 5:5We’re not ashamed to have this confidence, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
- Romans 10:11Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be ashamed.”
- 1 Peter 2:6That is why Scripture says, “I am laying a chosen and precious cornerstone in Zion, and the person who believes in him will never be ashamed.”
- Psalms 13:2How long must I make decisions alone with sorrow in my heart day after day? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
- Psalms 35:19Do not let my treacherous enemies gloat over me. Do not let those who hate me for no reason wink ⌞at me⌟.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I trust in thee - I depend upon thy infinite goodness and mercy for my support and salvation. Let me not be ashamed - Hide my iniquity, and forgive my guilt.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O my God, I trust in thee - This is the first thought - a feeling that he had true confidence in God, and that in all the duties of life, in all his trials, and in all his hopes for the future, his reliance was on God alone. Let me not be ashamed - That is, let me never be so forsaken by thee as to have occasion for shame that I have thus trusted in thee. The prayer is not that he might never be ashamed to avow and confess his trust in God, but that he…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Enemies would rejoice by singing a victory song.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. not be ashamed--by disappointment of hopes of relief.Read the comment
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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
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