Tree of Life Version
Psalms 31:17
17Make Your face shine on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness.
Psalms 31:17 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)Let me not be put to shame, Lord, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and be silent in the realm of the dead.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)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.
Context of Psalms 31:17
15But I have trusted in You, Adonai. I said: “You are my God.” 16My times are in Your hands. Deliver me from the hands of my foes and from those who pursue me. Make Your face shine on Your servant. Save me in Your lovingkindness. 18Adonai, let me not be ashamed, for I have called upon You. Let the wicked be ashamed— let them be silent in Sheol. 19Let the lying lips be mute. For they speak arrogantly against the righteous, with pride and contempt.
Read all of Psalms 31Psalms 31:17 word by word
יְֽהוָ֗ה אַל־אֵ֭בוֹשָׁה כִּ֣י קְרָאתִ֑יךָ יֵבֹ֥שׁוּ רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים יִדְּמ֥וּ לִשְׁאֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 31:17
- Psalms 31:1For the music director, a psalm of David.
- Psalms 25:2O my God, in You I trust, so I will not be ashamed, and my enemies will not gloat over me.
- Psalms 34:5I sought Adonai, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears.
- Psalms 69:6O God, You know my folly, nor are my trespasses hidden from You.
- Isaiah 50:6I gave My back to those who strike, and My cheeks to those pulling out My beard; I did not hide My face from humiliation and spitting.
- Joel 2:26“You will surely eat and be satisfied, and praise the Name of Adonai your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. Never again will My people be shamed
- Psalms 6:10Adonai has heard my cry for mercy. Adonai accepts my prayer:
- Psalms 35:4May those who seek my life be ashamed and disgraced. May they be turned back and humiliated —those who plot evil against me.
- Psalms 40:14Adonai, please deliver me! Adonai, come quickly to help me!
- Psalms 70:2O God, come quickly to deliver me, Adonai, to help me.
- Psalms 71:24Also my tongue will tell of Your righteousness all day. For those who seek my hurt have been put to shame and confusion.
- Psalms 83:16so pursue them with Your tempest, and terrify them with Your storm.
- Isaiah 41:11Behold, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and disgraced. Those who quarrel with you will be as nothing and perish.
- Isaiah 45:16All of them will be ashamed, disgraced— idol-makers go in dishonor together.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus says Adonai Elohim: “Behold, My servants will eat, while you will go hungry. Behold, My servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, My servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 20:11But Adonai is with me like a dreadful warrior. Therefore my persecutors will stumble and will not prevail. Since they are not insightful and not wise, they will be utterly shamed— an everlasting disgrace, never to be forgotten.
Commentaries on Psalms 31:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Let the wicked be ashamed - Those who traduce my character and lay snares for my life; let them be confounded.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Let me not be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon thee - That is, I have reposed entire confidence in thee, and in thy promises, in the time of trial; let now the result be such as to show that I had reason thus to trust in thee; that thy character is such that the persecuted and the afflicted may always find thee to be a safe and secure refuge. In other words, Let me not be disappointed, and thus be made “ashamed” before men, as if I had put my trust…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to all those who commit their…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17The psalmist, who did not deserve to be disgraced, invokes the principle of retribution (see study note on Psalm 1:6; see also “Prayers for Vengeance” Theme Note).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1814-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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