Psalm 31:17 “O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicke…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

World English Bible

Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.

American Standard Version

Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee: Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

Geneva Bible 1599

Let me not be confounded, O Lord: for I haue called vpon thee: let the wicked bee put to confusion, and to silence in the graue.

Darby Translation

Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.

Young's Literal Translation

O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.

Bible in Basic English

Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

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Cross references

“Let me”

Psalm 34:5 Psalm 31:1 Psalm 25:2 Psalm 25:3 Psalm 69:6 Psalm 69:7

Psalm 34:5 · BSB

Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.

Psalm 31:1 · BSB

In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.

Psalm 25:2 · BSB

in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

Psalm 25:3 · BSB

Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.

Psalm 69:6 · BSB

May those who hope in You not be ashamed through me, O Lord GOD of Hosts; may those who seek You not be dishonored through me, O God of Israel.

Psalm 69:7 · BSB

For I have endured scorn for Your sake, and shame has covered my face.

“wicked”

Jeremiah 20:11 Psalm 35:26 Psalm 35:4 Psalm 71:24 Daniel 12:2 Psalm 6:10

Jeremiah 20:11 · BSB

But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never…

Psalm 35:26 · BSB

May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.

Psalm 35:4 · BSB

May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Psalm 71:24 · BSB

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

Daniel 12:2 · BSB

And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.

Psalm 6:10 · BSB

All my enemies will be ashamed and dismayed; they will turn back in sudden disgrace.

“them”

Psalm 115:17 1 Samuel 2:9 Matthew 22:12 Matthew 22:13

Psalm 115:17 · BSB

It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

1 Samuel 2:9 · BSB

He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

Matthew 22:12 · BSB

‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless.

Matthew 22:13 · BSB

Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Also

Psalm 94:17

Psalm 94:17 · BSB

Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

18May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

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