Bible Strands
Psalms 25:3
Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, pivoting from the plea in v.2 ("do not let me be put to shame") to a confident declaration about who will and will not be shamed.
The words — קֹוֶי (qohei) is a participle of qavah, "those who wait," implying active expectation rather than passive delay. רֵיקָם (reqam), "in vain," qualifies the treachery as causeless, distinguishing it from justified opposition.
The thread — The same "waiting" language appears in Lamentations 3:25 ("the LORD is good to those who wait for Him") and Isaiah 40:31 ("those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength").
Why it lands — The verse draws a binary: you are either among those who wait or among those who act treacherously without cause, and the outcome is already fixed. It asks the reader to check which side they are on.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Cross-references
- Lamentations 3:25 The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
- Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Isaiah 49:23 Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”
- Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
- Psalms 62:5 Rest in God alone, O my soul, for my hope comes from Him.
- Psalms 27:14 Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
- Romans 8:25 But if we hope for what we do not yet see, we wait for it patiently.
- Psalms 37:34 Wait for the LORD and keep His way, and He will raise you up to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you will see it.
- Psalms 40:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 33:20 Our soul waits for the LORD; He is our help and our shield.