Psalm 31:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let me not be putאֵ֭בֹושָׁה
(e·vo·v·shah)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
to shame,יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ
(ye·vo·shu)
954: to be ashameda prim. root
O LORD,יְֽהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
for I callקְרָאתִ֑יךָ
(ke·ra·ti·cha;)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
upon You; Let the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים
(re·sha·'im)
7563: wicked, criminalfrom an unused word
be put to shame, 
 
954: to be ashameda prim. root
let them be silentיִדְּמ֥וּ
(yid·de·mu)
1826a: to be or grow dumb, silent or stilla prim. root
in Sheol.לִשְׁאֹֽול׃
(lish·'o·vl.)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Let me not be ashamed
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
for I have called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
upon thee let the wicked
rasha`  (raw-shaw')
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person -- + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
be ashamed
buwsh  (boosh)
to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
and let them be silent
damam  (daw-man')
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
in the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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.

King James Bible
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 Christian Standard Bible
LORD, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them be silent in Sheol.

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.

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!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah, I shall not be ashamed that I called you; the wicked shall be ashamed and they shall descend into Sheol.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

King James 2000 Bible
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.
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