Psalms 31:18
\31:17\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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17\31:16\Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour.
Cross References
2 Chronicles 32:16And his servants said even more against the Lord God and against his servant Hezekiah.
Psalms 25:3Let no servant of yours be put to shame; may those be shamed who are false without cause.
Psalms 63:11\63:10\They will be cut off by the sword; they will be food for foxes.
Psalms 94:4Words of pride come from their lips; all the workers of evil say great things of themselves.
Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us.
Proverbs 12:19True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:10-19
Sorrowful Complaints; Humble and Believing Prayer. 9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord , for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken… Read the whole commentary →