Psalms 25:3

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame; they shall be ashamed who are wantonly treacherous.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed; Let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause.

Context of Psalms 25:3

1To you, O Lord, I lift my soul. 2I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies triumph over me. No 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. 5Lead me in your truth and teach me because you are God, my savior. I wait all day long for you.

Psalms 25:3 word by word

גַּ֣ם כָּל־קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, let none that waitקָוָהqâvâh · to awaitH6960
• on thee be ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• which transgressבָּגַדbâgad · to act treacherouslyH898
• without causeרֵיקָםrêyqâm · emptilyH7387

Cross-references for Psalms 25:3

• Psalms 27:14Wait with hope for the Lord. Be strong, and let your heart be courageous. Yes, wait with hope for the Lord.
• Psalms 33:20We wait for the Lord. He is our help and our shield.
• Psalms 37:34Wait with hope for the Lord, and follow his path, and he will honor you by giving you the land. When wicked people are cut off, you will see it.
• Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry for help.
• Psalms 62:1My soul waits calmly for God alone. My salvation comes from him.
• Psalms 123:2As servants depend on their masters, as a maid depends on her mistress, so we depend on the Lord our God until he has pity on us.
• Genesis 49:13“Zebulun will live by the coast. He will have ships by the coast. His border will go as far as Sidon.
• Isaiah 25:9On that day ⌞his people⌟ will say, “This is our God; we have waited for him, and now he will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for him. Let us rejoice and be glad because he will save us.”
• Isaiah 40:31Yet, the strength of those who wait with hope in the Lord will be renewed. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and won’t become weary. They will walk and won’t grow tired.
• Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to anyone who seeks help from him.
• Micah 7:7I will look to the Lord. I will wait for God to save me. I will wait for my God to listen to me.
• Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we don’t see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance.
• Psalms 69:6Do not let those who wait with hope for you be put to shame because of me, O Almighty Lord of Armies. Do not let those who come to you for help be humiliated because of me, O God of Israel.
• Psalms 6:10All my enemies will be put to shame and deeply shaken with terror. In a moment they will retreat and be put to shame.
• Psalms 31:17O Lord, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame. Let wicked people be put to shame. Let them be silent in the grave.
• Psalms 35:26Let those who gloat over my downfall be thoroughly put to shame and confused. Let those who promote themselves at my expense be clothed with shame and disgrace.

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

• Prayer
• 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