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Psalm 25:3
Yes, no one who waits for you will be shamed. They will be shamed who deal treacherously without cause.
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.
5Guide me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation. I wait for you all day long.
Notice
The repeated word “shamed” draws attention to the fear that trust in God will prove misplaced, and to David’s confidence that treachery will fail.
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Isaiah 45:17Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation. You will not be disappointed nor confounded to ages everlasting.Both passages express confidence that those who depend on the LORD will be spared shame or disappointment.
Isaiah 40:31but those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not …Both passages attach a promise to waiting for the LORD: freedom from shame in the psalm, renewed strength in Isaiah.
Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.Both passages speak of waiting for the LORD with confidence in how he treats those who seek him.
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 …Both passages assure those who wait for the LORD that their hope in him will not end in disappointment.
Micah 7:7But as for me, I will look to the LORD. I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.Both speakers wait for God with confidence, trusting that he will hear or keep them from shame.
Psalm 62:5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.Both psalms direct hope toward God through waiting, with Psalm 62 naming him alone as the source of expectation.
Psalm 27:14Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the LORD.Both passages center on waiting for the LORD, linking that waiting with courage or confidence against shame.
Romans 8:25But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.Both passages speak of waiting with hope, though Romans names patience and the psalm names confidence against shame.
Psalm 37:34Wait for the LORD, and keep his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it.Both passages contrast the outcome of waiting for the LORD with the outcome awaiting those who do wrong.
Psalm 40:1–3For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. I waited patiently for the LORD. He turned to me, and heard my cry.Both psalms speak of waiting for the LORD; Psalm 40 recounts an answer, while Psalm 25 expresses confidence against shame.
Isaiah 25:9It shall be said in that day, “Behold, 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 …Both passages express confidence in God after waiting for him, with Isaiah naming salvation as the reason for joy.
Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they …Both passages associate wrongdoing with coming shame, while expressing confidence in the LORD amid threats from others.
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David makes this claim while asking for help against enemies. His confidence leaves room for distress: those who wait for God will not find their trust in him misplaced.
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