Psalms 31:17

NET ©

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 

NIV ©

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I have cried out to you; but let the wicked be put to shame and lie silent in the grave.

NASB ©

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.

NLT ©

Don’t let me be disgraced, O LORD, for I call out to you for help. Let the wicked be disgraced; let them lie silent in the grave.

MSG ©

Don't embarrass me by not showing up; I've given you plenty of notice. Embarrass the wicked, stand them up, leave them stupidly shaking their heads as they drift down to hell.

BBE ©

Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.

NRSV ©

Do not let me be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.

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.

KJV
Let me not be ashamed
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O LORD
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for I have called
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upon thee: let the wicked
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be ashamed
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[and] let them be silent
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in the grave
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HEBREW
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(31:17)
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LXXM
(30:18) kurie
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ADV
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CONJ
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P-AS
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T-NPM
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A-NPM
kai
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CONJ
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PREP
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N-GSM
NET © [draft] ITL
O Lord
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, do not
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let me be humiliated
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, for
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I call
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out to you! May evil
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men be humiliated
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! May they go wailing
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to the grave
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!
NET © Notes

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.”