Psalm 31:17
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
בּוּשׁ
bûwsh
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
קָרָא
qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
רָשָׁע
râshâʻ
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
בּוּשׁ
bûwsh
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
שָׁאַר
shâʼar
properly, to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant
דָּמַם
dâmam
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
שְׁאוֹל
shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Key Terms in This Verse
דָּמַם dâmam
to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish
Study H1826 →שְׁאוֹל shᵉʼôwl
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates
Study H7585 →בּוּשׁ bûwsh
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
Study H954 →בּוּשׁ bûwsh
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
Study H954 →קָרָא qârâʼ
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
Study H7121 →Cross References
But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail: they shall be greatly ashamed; for they shall not prosper: their everlasting confu...
Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
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