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Psalms 31:17

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD! for I have called upon thee; Let the wicked be put to shame; Let them be silenced in the grave!

Noyes Bible

In The 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.

In Context

16Let thy face shine upon thy servant, And save me through thy mercy!

18Let lying lips be put to silence, Which speak proud things against the righteous, With haughtiness and contempt!

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Cross References

Psalms 6:10All my enemies shall be ashamed and utterly confounded; They shall be turned back, and put to shame suddenly.

Psalms 31:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” In thee, O LORD! do I trust; let me never be put to shame; According to thy goodness deliver me!

Psalms 35:4May they be confounded and put to shame, who seek my life; May they be turned back with disgrace, who devise my hurt!

Psalms 40:14May they all be confounded and covered with shame Who seek to take away my life! Let them be driven back with disgrace Who desire to do me injury!

Psalms 70:2May they all be confounded, and covered with shame, Who seek to take my life! May they be driven back with disgrace Who desire to do me injury!

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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