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Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, <i>and</i> let them be silent in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Do not let me be ashamed, O LORD, for I have called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let me not be put to shame, LORD, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call upon Thee; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on You; Let the wicked (godless) be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on you. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be quiet in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br /> LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be silent in Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I pray only to you. Don't disappoint me. Disappoint my cruel enemies until they lie silent in their graves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let me not he ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame. Let wicked people be put to shame. Let them be silent in the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I call to you, LORD; don't let me be disgraced. May the wicked be disgraced; may they go silently down to the world of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Let me not be ashamed, LORD, for I have called upon you. Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in the next life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O YHWH, do not let me be ashamed, "" For I have called You, let the wicked be ashamed, "" Let them become silent to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />O Jehovah, I shall not be ashamed, for I called upon thee: the unjust shall be ashamed and they shall be destroyed to hades.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be ashamed, and be brought down to hell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:18>Do not let me be confounded, Lord, for I have called upon you. Let the impious be ashamed and be drawn down into Hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not let me be put to shame, for I have called to you, LORD. Put the wicked to shame; reduce them to silence in Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not let me be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH, I shall not be ashamed that I called you; the wicked shall be ashamed and they shall descend into Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon Thee; Let the wicked be ashamed, let them be put to silence in the nether-world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O Lord, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be ashamed, and brought down to Hades.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3308" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">let me not</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: ’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">be ashamed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā (V-Qal-Perf-1cs:: 2ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">I have called on You.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">Let the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/954.htm" title="954: yê·ḇō·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be ashamed. A primitive root; properly, to pale, i.e. By implication to be ashamed; also to be disappointed or delayed.">be put to shame;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: yid·də·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">let them lie silent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: liš·’ō·wl (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">in Sheol.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Isaiah 45:17</a></span><br />But Israel will be saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated, to ages everlasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Romans 10:11</a></span><br />It is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-6.htm">1 Peter 2:6</a></span><br />For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Isaiah 54:4</a></span><br />Do not be afraid, for you will not be put to shame; do not be intimidated, for you will not be humiliated. For you will forget the shame of your youth and will remember no more the reproach of your widowhood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-18.htm">Jeremiah 17:18</a></span><br />Let my persecutors be put to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but do not let me be terrified. Bring upon them the day of disaster and shatter them with double destruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-33.htm">Romans 9:33</a></span><br />as it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-7.htm">Isaiah 50:7</a></span><br />Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-26.htm">Joel 2:26-27</a></span><br />You will have plenty to eat, until you are satisfied. You will praise the name of the LORD your God, who has worked wonders for you. My people will never again be put to shame. / Then you will know that I am present in Israel and that I am the LORD your God, and there is no other. My people will never again be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a></span><br />For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/25-2.htm">Psalm 25:2-3</a></span><br />in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me. / Surely none who wait for You will be put to shame; but those who engage in treachery without cause will be disgraced.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-23.htm">Isaiah 49:23</a></span><br />Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-28.htm">1 John 2:28</a></span><br />And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-1.htm">Psalm 71:1</a></span><br />In You, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Isaiah 41:11</a></span><br />Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20</a></span><br />I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called on you: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.</p><p class="hdg">Let me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Psalm 31:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-2.htm">Psalm 25:2,3</a></b></br> O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Psalm 34:5</a></b></br> They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.</p><p class="hdg">wicked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/6-10.htm">Psalm 6:10</a></b></br> Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return <i>and</i> be ashamed suddenly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Psalm 35:4,26</a></b></br> Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Psalm 40:14,15</a></b></br> Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil… </p><p class="hdg">them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-17.htm">Psalm 115:17</a></b></br> The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">1 Samuel 2:9</a></b></br> He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-12.htm">Matthew 22:12</a></b></br> And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.</p><p class="hdg">them</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/115-17.htm">Psalm 115:17</a></b></br> The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">1 Samuel 2:9</a></b></br> He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/22-12.htm">Matthew 22:12,13</a></b></br> And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless… </p><p class="hdg">silent in the grave.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/30-8.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/psalms/30-8.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Ashamed</a> <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Disappointed</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Lie</a> <a href="/psalms/35-21.htm">Mouths</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Nether-World</a> <a href="/psalms/31-22.htm">Prayer</a> <a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/34-5.htm">Shamed</a> <a href="/psalms/49-14.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/psalms/31-18.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/psalms/37-32.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/49-9.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/psalms/32-10.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">He rejoices in his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">He prays in his calamity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">He praises God for his goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You.</b><br>This plea reflects a deep trust in God, a common theme in the Psalms where the psalmist seeks refuge and vindication from God. The concept of shame in the biblical context often relates to public disgrace or dishonor. In ancient Israel, honor and shame were significant cultural values, and being put to shame could mean a loss of social standing or divine disfavor. The psalmist's call on the Lord indicates a personal relationship and reliance on God's faithfulness. This phrase echoes the assurance found in <a href="/romans/10-11.htm">Romans 10:11</a>, "Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame," highlighting the continuity of God's promise to protect and honor those who trust in Him.<p><b>Let the wicked be put to shame;</b><br>The psalmist contrasts his own plea for deliverance with a call for the wicked to experience the shame he wishes to avoid. This reflects the biblical principle of divine justice, where the righteous are vindicated, and the wicked face consequences for their actions. The idea of the wicked being put to shame is consistent with the wisdom literature, such as Proverbs, which often speaks of the downfall of the wicked. This request for divine justice underscores the belief that God is the ultimate judge who will right wrongs and uphold righteousness.<p><b>let them lie silent in Sheol.</b><br>Sheol, in the Hebrew Bible, is often understood as the realm of the dead, a place of silence and inactivity. The request for the wicked to lie silent in Sheol implies a desire for their influence and voice to be nullified, reflecting a common biblical theme where the wicked are ultimately rendered powerless. This can be seen as a type of prophetic judgment, where the finality of death serves as a divine response to wickedness. The silence of Sheol contrasts with the psalmist's active calling on God, emphasizing the separation between those who seek God and those who oppose Him. This imagery is consistent with the broader biblical narrative of life and death, where life is associated with God's presence and death with separation from Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David is expressing his trust in God amidst adversity and seeking deliverance from his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, whom David calls upon for protection and vindication.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who oppose David and, by extension, oppose God's righteous ways. They are the ones David prays will be put to shame.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of silence and separation from the living.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>David's plea is rooted in his trust in God. Believers today can find assurance in God's faithfulness to deliver and protect those who call upon Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fate_of_the_wicked.htm">The Fate of the Wicked</a></b><br>The psalm contrasts the destinies of the righteous and the wicked. It serves as a reminder of the ultimate justice of God, where the wicked will face shame and silence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_response_to_adversity.htm">Prayer as a Response to Adversity</a></b><br>David's response to his troubles is to call upon the Lord. This teaches us the importance of turning to God in prayer when facing challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_sheol.htm">The Reality of Sheol</a></b><br>Understanding Sheol as a place of silence underscores the finality of judgment for the wicked, prompting believers to live righteously and share the gospel.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_the_new_man_in_the_story.htm">What are the torments of Sheol?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hell's_concept_change_in_christianity.htm">Why does the idea of Hell evolve over time in Christian doctrine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_we_reconcile_prosperity_paradox.htm">Psalm 73:3 says the wicked prosper, yet other passages (e.g., Psalm 1:3) promise prosperity for the righteous--how do we reconcile this contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_24_19-20's_view_of_the_grave_unique.htm">In Job 24:19-20, is the depiction of the grave consuming sinners consistent with or contradictory to other Old Testament views on divine judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let me not be ashamed, O Lord</span> (see the comment on ver. l). <span class="cmt_word">For I have called upon thee</span>. "I have," <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, "been ever thy true worshipper." Even when I have sinned (ver. 10), my sins have not been "sins of unfaithfulness," but lapses, sins of infirmity, unpremeditated yieldings to temptation. <span class="cmt_word">Let the wicked be ashamed</span>. Bring shame, <span class="accented">i.e.</span>, upon those who are at once my enemies and thine - the wicked and impenitent generally - and, among them on my present adversaries, those who are collected together to carry on war against me. <span class="cmt_word">And let them be silent in the grave;</span> or, <span class="accented">in</span> <span class="accented">Sheol</span>. Let a stop be put to their slanders (ver. 13) and lying speeches (ver. 18); let them he silenced by removal from this world to the land of the departed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">O LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let me not</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be ashamed,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ḇō·wō·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have called on You.</span><br /><span class="heb">קְרָאתִ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(qə·rā·ṯî·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Let the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be put to shame;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḇō·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_954.htm">Strong's 954: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let them lie silent</span><br /><span class="heb">יִדְּמ֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yid·də·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Sheol.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁאֽוֹל׃</span> <span class="translit">(liš·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-17.htm">Psalm 31:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:17 Let me not be disappointed Yahweh (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>