Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
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.
New American Standard Bible
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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.
Holman Bible
Let the wicked be disgraced;
let them be silent
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
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 silent in Sheol.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
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).
Darby Translation
Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.
Julia Smith Translation
O Jehovah, I shall not be ashamed, for I called upon thee: the unjust shall be ashamed and they shall be destroyed to hades.
King James 2000
Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon you: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
Lexham Expanded Bible
O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you. Let the wicked be put to shame. Let them [go] silently to Sheol.
Modern King James verseion
Let me not be ashamed, O Jehovah; for I have called on You; Let the wicked be ashamed; let them be silent in the grave.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let me not be confounded, O LORD, for I have called upon thee: let the ungodly be put to confusion, and put to silence in the grave.
NET Bible
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!
New Heart English Bible
Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.
The Emphasized Bible
O Yahweh! let me not be ashamed, For I have called upon thee, Let the lawless ha ashamed, go down in silence to hades!
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Let me not be disappointed, Yahweh, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.
Youngs Literal Translation
O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.
References
Easton
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 31:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Plea For Protection
16 Let your servant see the light of your face; in your mercy be my saviour. 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. 18 Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
Phrases
Cross References
Psalm 115:17
The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.
1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.
Psalm 25:2-3
O my God, I have put my faith in you, let me not be shamed; let not my haters be glorying over me.
Psalm 6:10
Let all those who are against me be shamed and deeply troubled; let them be turned back and suddenly put to shame.
Psalm 31:1
In you, O Lord, have I put my hope; let me never be shamed; keep me safe in your righteousness.
Psalm 34:5
Let your eyes be turned to him and you will have light, and your faces will not be shamed.
Psalm 35:4
Let them be overcome and put to shame who make attempts to take my soul; let those who would do me damage be turned back and made foolish.
Psalm 35:26
Let all those who take pleasure in my troubles be shamed and come to nothing: let those who are lifted up against me be covered with shame and have no honour.
Psalm 40:14-15
Let those who go after my soul for its destruction have shame and trouble together; let them be turned back and made foolish who take pleasure in my trouble.
Psalm 69:6-7
Let not those who have hope in you be put to shame because of me, O Lord God of armies: let not those who are waiting for you be made low because of me, O God of Israel.
Psalm 70:2-3
Let those who go after my soul have shame and trouble; let those who have evil designs against me be turned back and made foolish.
Psalm 71:24
My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
Psalm 94:17
If the Lord had not been my helper, my soul would quickly have gone down into death.
Isaiah 41:11-12
Truly, all those who are angry with you will be made low and put to shame: those desiring to do you wrong will come to nothing and never again be seen.
Isaiah 45:16-17
All those who have gone against him will be put to shame; the makers of images will be made low.
Isaiah 50:6-7
I was offering my back to those who gave me blows, and my face to those who were pulling out my hair: I did not keep my face covered from marks of shame.
Isaiah 65:13-14
For this cause says the Lord God, My servants will have food, but you will be in need of food: my servants will have drink, but you will be dry: my servants will have joy, but you will be shamed:
Jeremiah 20:11
But the Lord is with me as a great one, greatly to be feared: so my attackers will have a fall, and they will not overcome me: they will be greatly shamed, because they have not done wisely, even with an unending shame, kept in memory for ever.
Daniel 12:2
And a number of those who are sleeping in the dust of the earth will come out of their sleep, some to eternal life and some to eternal shame.
Joel 2:26-27
You will have food in full measure, and give praise to the name of the Lord your God, who has done wonders for you:
Matthew 22:12-13
And he says to him, Friend, how came you in here not having a guest's robe? And he had nothing to say.