Psalms 31:17

¹⁵ My times are in Your hands; deliver me from my enemies and from those who pursue me.

¹⁶ Make Your face shine on Your servant; save me by Your loving devotion.

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.

¹⁸ May lying lips be silenced— lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.

¹⁹ How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Let me not be disappointed, LORD, for I have called on you. Let the wicked be disappointed. Let them be silent in Sheol.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.
BLB: O YHWH, do not let me be ashamed, for I have called to You. Let the wicked be ashamed; let them be silent in Sheol.

ÅB: Herre, la meg ikke bli til skamme,
for jeg kaller på deg.
La de ugudelige bli til skamme;
la dem bli tause i dødsriket!
OTB: Herre, la meg ikke bli til skamme, for jeg kaller på deg;
La de ugudelige bli til skamme, la dem tie i Sheol.
B1930: Herre, la mig ikke bli til skamme! for jeg kaller på dig. La de ugudelige bli til skamme, bli tause i dødsriket!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 25:2–3
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
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Jeremiah 20:11
But the LORD is with me like a fearsome warrior. Therefore, my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they have not succeeded, they will be utterly put to shame, with an everlasting disgrace that will never be forgotten.
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Psalms 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
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Psalms 34:5
Those who look to Him are radiant with joy; their faces shall never be ashamed.
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Isaiah 41:11–12
Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish.
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Psalms 35:26
May those who gloat in my distress be ashamed and confounded; may those who exalt themselves over me be clothed in shame and reproach.
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Psalms 70:2–3
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
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Psalms 40:14–15
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
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