King James Version

Psalms 25:21

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

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תֹּםtomfullתֹּםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “full”, the ordinary formH8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocencefull, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See H8550 (תֻּמִּים).וָיֹ֥שֶׁרvayosherand rightיֹשֶׁרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and right”, the ordinary formH3476the rightequity, meet, right, upright(-ness).יִצְּר֑וּנִיyitsrunibesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “besieged”, an unfinished actionH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).כִּ֝֗יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…קִוִּיתִֽיךָqivitikhagatherקָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “gather”, a completed actionH6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expectgather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Integrity and uprightness do keep me, For I have waited [on] Thee.

World English Bible

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, for I wait for you.

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for Thee.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The harmless and upright joined themselves to me: for I waited for thee, O Lord.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἄκακοι καὶ εὐθεῖς ἐκολλῶντό μοι, ὅτι ὑπέμεινά σε, Κύριε.