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Psalms 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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יְֽהוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה'E.vo.shahI be ashamedH954 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
קְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaI have called out to youH7121 →
יֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shumay they be ashamedH954 →
רְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563 →
יִדְּמ֥וּyi.de.Mumay they be silentH1826 →
לִשְׁאֽוֹל׃lish.'olto SheolH7585 →

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Psalms 25:3Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who are faithless without cause will be disgraced.Psalms 25:2–3in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.Jeremiah 20:11But 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 be forgotten.Psalms 115:17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.Psalms 35:26May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.Isaiah 41:11–12Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.Psalms 34:5Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.Psalms 71:24My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.Psalms 40:14–15May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalms 69:6–7May 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.Psalms 70:2–3May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.Psalms 35:4May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.Psalms 94:17Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.Genesis 2:25And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.Isaiah 45:16–17They will all be put to shame and humiliated; the makers of idols will depart together in disgrace.Daniel 12:2And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.Psalms 31:22In my alarm I said, “I am cut off from Your sight!” But You heard my plea for mercy when I called to You for help.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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