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Psalm 31

Psa. 31:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let me not be ashamed
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
; for I have called
qara' (Hebrew #7121)
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
KJV usage: bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(- ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
Pronounce: kaw-raw'
Origin: a primitive root (rather identical with 7122 through the idea of accosting a person met)
upon thee: let the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
be ashamed
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
, and let them be ρsilent
damam (Hebrew #1826)
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
KJV usage: cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand) still, tarry, wait.
Pronounce: daw-man'
Origin: a prim root (compare 1724, 1820)
in the grave
sh'owl (Hebrew #7585)
from 7592; Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
KJV usage: grave, hell, pit.
Pronounce: sheh-ole'
Origin: or shol {sheh-ole'}
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or, cut off for

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Let me.
Psa. 31:1• 1To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. In thee, Jehovah, do I trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. (Psa. 31:1)
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Psa. 25:2‑3• 2My God, I confide in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
 3Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. (Psa. 25:2‑3)
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Psa. 34:5• 5They looked unto him, and were enlightened, and their faces were not confounded. (Psa. 34:5)
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Psa. 69:6‑7• 6Let not them that wait on thee, Lord, Jehovah of hosts, be ashamed through me; let not those that seek thee be confounded through me, O God of Israel.
 7Because for thy sake I have borne reproach; confusion hath covered my face. (Psa. 69:6‑7)
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Isa. 50:6‑7• 6I gave my back to smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair; I hid not my face from shame and spitting.
 7But the Lord Jehovah will help me: therefore shall I not be confounded; therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed. (Isa. 50:6‑7)
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Joel 2:26‑27• 26And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of Jehovah your God, who hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.
 27And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I, Jehovah, am your God, and there is none else: and my people shall never be ashamed. (Joel 2:26‑27)
wicked.
Psa. 6:10• 10All mine enemies shall be ashamed and tremble exceedingly; they will turn, they will be ashamed suddenly. (Psa. 6:10)
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Psa. 35:4,26• 4Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:
 26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. (Psa. 35:4,26)
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Psa. 40:14‑15• 14Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
 15Let them be desolate, because of their shame, that say unto me, Aha! Aha! (Psa. 40:14‑15)
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Psa. 70:2‑3• 2Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
 3Let them turn back because of their shame that say, Aha! Aha! (Psa. 70:2‑3)
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Psa. 71:24• 24My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day; for they shall be ashamed, for they shall be brought to confusion, that seek my hurt. (Psa. 71:24)
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Psa. 83:16‑17• 16Fill their faces with shame, that they may seek thy name, O Jehovah.
 17Let them be put to shame and be dismayed for ever, and let them be confounded and perish: (Psa. 83:16‑17)
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Isa. 41:11‑12• 11Lo, all that are incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded; they that strive with thee shall be as nothing, and shall perish.
 12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them--them that contend with thee; they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. (Isa. 41:11‑12)
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Isa. 45:16‑17• 16They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them; they shall go away in confusion together, the makers of idols.
 17Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded, unto the ages of ages. (Isa. 45:16‑17)
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Isa. 65:13‑14• 13Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, my servants shall eat, and *ye* shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, and *ye* shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, and *ye* shall be ashamed;
 14behold, my servants shall sing aloud for gladness of heart, and *ye* shall cry out for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit. (Isa. 65:13‑14)
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Jer. 20:11• 11But Jehovah is with me as a mighty terrible one; therefore my persecutors shall stumble and shall not prevail; they shall be greatly ashamed, for they have not prospered: it shall be an everlasting confusion that shall not be forgotten. (Jer. 20:11)
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Dan. 12:2• 2And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame, to everlasting contempt. (Dan. 12:2)
them.
Psa. 115:17• 17The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence; (Psa. 115:17)
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1 Sam. 2:9• 9He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. (1 Sam. 2:9)
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Matt. 22:12‑13• 12And he says to him, My friend, how camest thou in here not having on a wedding garment? But he was speechless.
 13Then said the king to the servants, Bind him feet and hands, and take him away, and cast him out into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth. (Matt. 22:12‑13)
silent in the grave.
or, cut off for the grave.
• In the latter part of the psalm the remnant bless the Lord for His marvelous goodness and kindness (vs. 17-24). (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.