King James Version
Psalms 25:2 in the King James Version says “O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.”
Psalms 25:2 · KJV
A Psalm of David. Unto thee, O LORD, do I lift up my soul.
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“O my God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“I trust”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“in thee let me not be ashamed”
H954properly, to pale, i.e., by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
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