Psalms 25:21

Psalms 25:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.

Context of Psalms 25:21

19See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me! 20Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you. 22Deliver Israel, O God, from all their 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 7:8Let the Lord judge the peoples. Vindicate me, Lord, according to my righteousness, according to my integrity, O Most High.
• Psalms 18:20The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
• Psalms 26:1Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered.
• Psalms 41:12Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.
• 1 Samuel 24:11See, my father, look at this piece of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. See that there is nothing in my hand to indicate that I am guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not wronged you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
• 1 Samuel 26:23The Lord rewards everyone for their righteousness and faithfulness. The Lord delivered you into my hands today, but I would not lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed.
• Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
• Proverbs 20:7The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
• Daniel 6:22My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me, because I was found innocent in his sight. Nor have I ever done any wrong before you, Your Majesty.”
• Acts 24:16So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.
• Acts 25:10Paul answered: “I am now standing before Caesar’s court, where I ought to be tried. I have not done any wrong to the Jews, as you yourself know very well.

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