Psalms 25 · Verse 3

Psalms 25:3

Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Psalms 25:3, King James Version

Psalms 25:3 in other translations

BSBSurely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.
WEBYes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
ASVYea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
YLTAlso let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.
DARBYYea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.
BBELet no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
WebsterAlso, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed who transgress without cause.

What does Psalms 25:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
3. 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).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 Let 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 Mal 2:11-16. The Chaldeans have evil entreated us, and oppressed us: they trust in their idols, let them see the vanity of their idolatry.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 25:1-7

In worshipping God, we must lift up our souls to him. It is certain that none who, by a believing attendance, wait on God, and, by a believing hope, wait for him, shall be ashamed of it. The most advanced believer both needs and desires to be taught of God. If we sincerely desire to know our duty, with resolution to do it, we may be sure that God will direct us in it. The psalmist is earnest for the pardon of his…

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Psalms 25:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

גַּ֣םgamalsoH1571
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
קֹ֭וֶיךָKoei.cha[those who] wait for youH6960
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יֵבֹ֑שׁוּye.Vo.shuthey will be ashamedH954
יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּye.Vo.shuthey will be ashamedH954
הַבּוֹגְדִ֥יםha.bog.Dimthose [who] act treacherouslyH898
רֵיקָֽם\׃rei.Kamin vainH7387

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 25:3

  • Lamentations 3:25

    The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

  • Isaiah 40:31

    But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  • Isaiah 49:23

    And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt know that I am the Lord: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for me.

  • Micah 7:7

    Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  • Psalms 62:5

    My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

  • Psalms 27:14

    Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  • Romans 8:25

    But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

  • Psalms 37:34

    Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall exalt thee to inherit the land: when the wicked are cut off, thou shalt see it.

  • Psalms 40:1-3

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the Lord; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

  • Psalms 33:20

    Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

  • Psalms 123:2

    Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the Lord our God, until that he have mercy upon us.

  • Isaiah 25:9

    And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
wait.
27:14; 33:20; 37:34; 40:1-3; 62:1,5; 123:2; Ge 49:13; Isa 25:9
Isa 40:31; La 3:25; Mic 7:7; Ro 8:25
be ashamed.
69:6
let
6:10; 31:17; 35:26; 40:14,15; 70:2,3; 71:13; 132:18; Jer 20:11
without.
7:4,5; 59:2-5; 69:4; 109:3; 119:78; Joh 15:25

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Context

  • Psalms 25:2

    O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

  • Psalms 25:3

    Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.

  • Psalms 25:4

    Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths.

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Psalms 25:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Ciertamente ninguno de cuantos en ti esperan será confundido: serán avergonzados los que se rebelan sin causa.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Non, aucun de ceux qui s’attendent à toi ne sera confus; ceux-là seront confus qui agissent perfidement sans cause.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auch werden alle, die auf dich harren, nicht beschämt werden; es werden beschämt werden, die treulos handeln ohne Ursache.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Quoniam misericordia tua ante oculos meos est, et complacui in veritate tua.