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Psalms 25:21
21May integrity and uprightness protect me—for I wait for You.
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
19See my enemies, how many they are— they hate me with violent hatred. 20Guard my soul and deliver me. Let me not be ashamed, for I take refuge in You. May integrity and uprightness protect me—for I wait for You. 22Redeem Israel, O God, from all their troubles.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:21 word by word
תֹּם־וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃ יְהוָהRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 25:21
- Psalms 7:8Let an assembly of peoples gather around You and return on high, above them.
- Psalms 18:20He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me since He delighted in me.
- Psalms 26:1Of David. Vindicate me, Adonai, for I have walked in my integrity, and trusted in Adonai without wavering.
- Psalms 41:12By this I know that You delight in me: that my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
- 1 Samuel 24:11Moreover, my father, see! Yes, look at the corner of your robe in my hand! For in cutting off the corner of your robe, yet not killing you, you should know and realize that there is no evil or rebellion in my hand. I haven’t sinned against you, even though you are lying in wait for my life, to take it.
- 1 Samuel 26:23Adonai will repay everyone his righteousness and his faithfulness. For Adonai gave you into my hand today, but I refused to lay my hand on Adonai’s anointed.
- Proverbs 11:3The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous will destroy them.
- Proverbs 20:7A righteous person walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.
- Daniel 6:22Daniel spoke to the king: “May the king live forever!
- Acts 24:16“Therefore I do my best always to have a clear conscience before both God and men.
- Acts 25:10But Paul said, “I am standing before Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be tried. I have done no wrong to the Judeans, as you 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
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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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