NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Arts Hymns
  Discovery Box

Psalms 31:17-18

Context

31:17 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! 1 

31:18 May lying lips be silenced –

lips 2  that speak defiantly against the innocent 3 

with arrogance and contempt!

1 tn The verb יִדְּמוּ (yiddÿmu) is understood as a form of דָּמַם (damam, “wail, lament”). Another option is to take the verb from דָּמַם (“be quiet”; see BDB 198-99 s.v. I דָּמַם), in which case one might translate, “May they lie silent in the grave.”

2 tn Heb “the [ones which].”

3 tn Or “godly.”



TIP #26: To open links on Discovery Box in a new window, use the right click. [ALL]
created in 0.04 seconds
powered by bible.org