Psalms 31:17
Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
16Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; save me in thy loving-kindness.
18Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Psalms 6:10All mine enemies shall be ashamed and tremble exceedingly; they will turn, they will be ashamed suddenly.
Psalms 31:1{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Psalms 35:4Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:
Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
Psalms 70:2Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
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 →