The Meaning of Psalms 25:21 Explained

Psalms 25:21

KJV: Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

YLT: Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited on Thee.

Darby: Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

ASV: Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let integrity  and uprightness  preserve  me; for I wait  on thee. 

What does Psalms 25:21 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 25:21 mean?

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me for I wait for You
תֹּם־ וָיֹ֥שֶׁר יִצְּר֑וּנִי כִּ֝֗י קִוִּיתִֽיךָ

תֹּם־  Let  integrity 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: תֹּם  
Sense: integrity, completeness.
וָיֹ֥שֶׁר  and  uprightness 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄשֶׁר  
Sense: straightness, uprightness.
יִצְּר֑וּנִי  preserve  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular
Root: נְצוּרִים 
Sense: to guard, watch, watch over, keep.
קִוִּיתִֽיךָ  I  wait  for  You 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, first person common singular, second person masculine singular
Root: קָוָה 
Sense: to wait, look for, hope, expect.