The Meaning of Psalms 25:3 Explained

Psalms 25:3

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

YLT: Also let none waiting on Thee be ashamed, Let the treacherous dealers without cause be ashamed.

Darby: Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause.

ASV: Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 25:3 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 25:1-22 - A Prayer For Pardon And Protection
This is an acrostic or alphabetical psalm. The verses begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet, to aid the memory. So also in Psalms 9:1-20; Psalms 10:1-18; Psalms 34:1-22; Psalms 37:1-40; Psalms 111:1-10; Psalms 112:1-10; Psalms 119:1-176; Psalms 145:1-21. It repeats the same expressions several or more times, such as wait, Psalms 25:3; Psalms 25:5; Psalms 25:21; ashamed, Psalms 25:2-3; Psalms 25:20; and teach, Psalms 25:4-5; Psalms 25:8-9; Psalms 25:12.
Lift up your soul to God, that its darkness may flee before His light and your maladies be healed by His saving health. If you pray to be led and taught, be quiet and wait all the day, Psalms 25:5. The anointing that you have received is all that you require, 1 John 2:27. God's holiness is no barrier but an encouragement to repentant sinners. Notice therefore, Psalms 25:8, and compare with Matthew 9:13 and Luke 15:1. What will not God do for the Name! Isaiah 63:14; Isaiah 63:16; Ezekiel 36:22-23. For God's secrets, see Genesis 18:17; 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. Entrust God with the keeping of your soul and you will never be ashamed, Isaiah 49:23. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 25

1  David's confidence in prayer
7  He prays for remission of sins
16  and for help in affliction

What do the individual words in Psalms 25:3 mean?

Indeed all one who waits on You no let be ashamed let those be ashamed who deal treacherously without cause
גַּ֣ם כָּל־ קֹ֭וֶיךָ לֹ֣א יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים רֵיקָֽם

גַּ֣ם  Indeed 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
קֹ֭וֶיךָ  one  who  waits  on  You 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קָוָה 
Sense: to wait, look for, hope, expect.
לֹ֣א  no 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יֵבֹ֑שׁוּ  let  be  ashamed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
יֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּ  let  those  be  ashamed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּושׁ 
Sense: to put to shame, be ashamed, be disconcerted, be disappointed.
הַבּוֹגְדִ֥ים  who  deal  treacherously 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: בָּגַד  
Sense: to act treacherously, deceitfully, deal treacherously.
רֵיקָֽם  without  cause 
Parse: Adverb
Root: רֵיקָם  
Sense: vainly, emptily.