John Calvin Commentary Psalms 25:3

"Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause." — Psalms 25:3 (ASV)

Indeed, none of those, etc. If these words are interpreted as a desire, as if David had said, "Let none who wait on you be put to shame," then, in this verse, he continues his prayer and extends to all the faithful in common what he had spoken of himself alone.

But I am more inclined to understand the words in a different sense, viewing them as meaning that David shows the fruit of divine grace that would proceed from his deliverance. And there is peculiar force in the word indeed; for as he knew that he was seen by many, and that the report of his confidence in God was widely spread, his meaning is that what will be done in his person will extend far and wide as an example to others. This will have the effect of reviving and animating all the children of God, on the one hand, and of casting to the ground the arrogance of the wicked, on the other.

The words might also be understood in another sense: namely, that David, to strengthen his faith, sets before himself a promise that God frequently makes in His word. But the sense in which I have interpreted them seems more suitable.

By the wicked who deal falsely without cause, he no doubt means especially his enemies. Accordingly, he declares that when he is delivered, he will not exclusively enjoy its benefit; instead, its fruit will extend to all true believers. Just as, on the other hand, the faith of many would have been shaken if he had been forsaken by God.

In the last clause of the verse, which he contrasts with the first, he argues that when the wicked are confounded, it redounds to the glory of God. This is because the boasting in which they indulge in their prosperity is an open mockery of God, while, despite His judgment, they act more boldly in doing evil.

When he adds, without cause, this only serves to show the aggravated nature of the offense. The wickedness of a person is always more intolerable when, unprovoked by any wrongs, they set themselves, of their own accord, to injure the innocent and blameless.