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Psalm 25:2

My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.

1By David. To you, LORD, I lift up my soul.
2My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
3Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
4Show me your ways, LORD. Teach me your paths.
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“My God” begins a prayer in which trust is present, yet shame and the prospect of enemies winning remain real fears.

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Romans 10:11For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.”David asks that his trust in God will not end in shame; Romans affirms that whoever believes in him will not be disappointed.
Psalm 41:11By this I know that you delight in me, because my enemy doesn’t triumph over me.Both prayers concern an enemy’s triumph: David pleads against it here, while Psalm 41 recognizes its prevention as a sign of God’s delight.
Psalm 71:1In you, LORD, I take refuge. Never let me be disappointed.Both prayers turn to God for safety and ask that dependence on him will not end in shame or disappointment.
Psalm 22:5They cried to you, and were delivered. They trusted in you, and were not disappointed.David asks to be spared shame as he trusts God; Psalm 22 recalls people who trusted, cried out, and were delivered.
Romans 5:5and hope doesn’t disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.David’s plea concerns trust ending in shame; Romans speaks of hope that does not disappoint, grounded in God’s love.
Psalm 30:1A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David. I will extol you, LORD, for you have raised me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me.David asks that enemies will not triumph here; Psalm 30 praises God for rescue that kept foes from rejoicing over him.
2 Timothy 1:12For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I …Both texts connect trust in God with shame: David asks to be spared it, while Paul declares confidence amid suffering.
Isaiah 37:35‘For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.’”David asks God for protection; Isaiah records God’s promise to defend the city for his own sake and for David’s sake.
Isaiah 26:3You will keep whoever’s mind is steadfast in perfect peace, because he trusts in you.Both passages speak of trusting God: David asks for protection from shame and defeat, while Isaiah describes God keeping the steadfast in peace.
1 Peter 2:6Because it is contained in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, chosen and precious. He who believes in him will not be disappointed.”David asks that trust will not end in shame; Peter cites the promise that whoever believes in God’s chosen cornerstone will not be disappointed.
Isaiah 49:23Kings shall be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth, and lick the dust of your …David asks God to spare him shame; Isaiah declares that those who wait for the LORD will not be disappointed.
Isaiah 37:20Now therefore, LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you are the LORD, even you only.”Both are prayers to God for rescue from an enemy’s power, placing the request for deliverance in God’s hands.
Where this verse fits

Fear for the future. injustice and anger. anxiety or panic.

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Encouragement

David asks for help from the God he trusts while the threat remains. Your plea for protection can belong within faith; trust does not require pretending you feel safe.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).