Psalm 25:20
New International Version
Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

New Living Translation
Protect me! Rescue my life from them! Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge.

English Standard Version
Oh, guard my soul, and deliver me! Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

Berean Standard Bible
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

King James Bible
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

New King James Version
Keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in You.

New American Standard Bible
Guard my soul and save me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

NASB 1995
Guard my soul and deliver me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

NASB 1977
Guard my soul and deliver me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in Thee.

Legacy Standard Bible
Keep my soul and deliver me; Do not let me be ashamed, for I take refuge in You.

Amplified Bible
Guard my soul and rescue me; Do not let me be ashamed or disappointed, For I have taken refuge in You.

Christian Standard Bible
Guard me and rescue me; do not let me be disgraced, for I take refuge in you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Guard me and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

American Standard Version
Oh keep my soul, and deliver me: Let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Keep my soul and save me because I have hoped in you.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I have hoped in thee.

Contemporary English Version
I come to you for shelter. Protect me, keep me safe, and don't disappoint me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee.

English Revised Version
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed, for I put my trust in thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Protect my life, and rescue me! Do not let me be put to shame. I have taken refuge in you.

Good News Translation
Protect me and save me; keep me from defeat. I come to you for safety.

International Standard Version
Preserve my life and deliver me; do not let me be ashamed, because I take refuge in you.

JPS Tanakh 1917
O keep my soul, and deliver me; Let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.

Literal Standard Version
Keep my soul, and deliver me, | Do not let me be ashamed, for I trusted in You.

Majority Standard Bible
Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You.

New American Bible
Preserve my soul and rescue me; do not let me be disgraced, for in you I seek refuge.

NET Bible
Protect me and deliver me! Please do not let me be humiliated, for I have taken shelter in you!

New Revised Standard Version
O guard my life, and deliver me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you.

New Heart English Bible
Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

Webster's Bible Translation
O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

World English Bible
Oh keep my soul, and deliver me. Let me not be disappointed, for I take refuge in you.

Young's Literal Translation
Keep my soul, and deliver me, Let me not be ashamed, for I trusted in Thee.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
To You I Lift Up My Soul
19Consider my enemies, for they are many, and they hate me with vicious hatred. 20Guard my soul and deliver me; let me not be put to shame, for I take refuge in You. 21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.…

Cross References
Psalm 25:2
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

Psalm 31:17
O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

Psalm 64:10
Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

Psalm 86:2
Preserve my soul, for I am godly. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You.

Psalm 119:116
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.


Treasury of Scripture

O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in you.

O

Psalm 17:8
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,

Psalm 22:20,21
Deliver my soul from the sword; my darling from the power of the dog…

Psalm 121:7
The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.

let

Psalm 71:1,2
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion…

Joel 2:26,27
And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed…

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Verse 20. - O keep my soul, and deliver me (comp. Psalm 6:4; Psalm 17:3; Psalm 22:20, etc.): let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee (see comment on ver. 2).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Guard
שָׁמְרָ֣ה (šā·mə·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

my soul
נַ֭פְשִׁי (nap̄·šî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

and deliver me;
וְהַצִּילֵ֑נִי (wə·haṣ·ṣî·lê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5337: To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver

let me not
אַל־ (’al-)
Adverb
Strong's 408: Not

be put to shame,
אֵ֝ב֗וֹשׁ (’ê·ḇō·wōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I take refuge
חָסִ֥יתִי (ḥā·sî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2620: To flee for, protection, to confide in

in You.
בָֽךְ׃ (ḇāḵ)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew


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