Psalms 31:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָאִ֣ירָה פָ֭נֶיךָ עַל־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי בְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

Hāʾîrâ pānêkā upon-ʿabdekā; hôšîʿēnî in-ḥasdekā

Grammar Details

*Hāʾîrâ*: verb, imperative masculine singular - cause to shine
*pānêkā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face
*ʿabdekā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
*hôšîʿēnî*: verb, imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - save me
*ḥasdekā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix and prefixed preposition beth - in your lovingkindness

Word Meanings

*Hāʾîrâ*: cause to shine/illuminate/make light
*pānêkā*: your face/presence/favor
*ʿabdekā*: your servant/slave
*hôšîʿēnî*: save me/deliver me/help me
*ḥasdekā*: your lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 25:2-3 : 2 O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
Ps 115:17 : 17 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
Isa 41:11-12 : 11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish. 12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
Ps 40:14-15 : 14 Let them be ashamed{H8799)} and confounded{H8799)} together that seek{H8764)} after my soul to destroy{H8800)} it; let them be driven{H8735)} backward and put to shame{H8735)} that wish me evil. 15 Let them be desolate{H8799)} for a reward of their shame that say{H8802)} unto me, Aha, aha.
Ps 69:6-7 : 6 Let not them that wait{H8802)} on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed{H8799)} for my sake: let not those that seek{H8764)} thee be confounded{H8735)} for my sake, O God of Israel. 7 Because for thy sake I have borne{H8804)} reproach; shame hath covered{H8765)} my face.
Ps 71:24 : 24 My tongue also shall talk{H8799)} of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded{H8804)}, for they are brought unto shame{H8804)}, that seek{H8764)} my hurt.
Ps 94:17 : 17 Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt{H8804)} in silence.
Ps 70:2-3 : 2 Let them be ashamed{H8799)} and confounded{H8799)} that seek{H8764)} after my soul: let them be turned{H8735)} backward, and put to confusion{H8735)}, that desire my hurt. 3 Let them be turned back{H8799)} for a reward of their shame that say{H8802)}, Aha, aha.
Ps 34:5 : 5 They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
Ps 35:4 : 4 Let them be confounded and put to shame{H8735)} that seek{H8764)} after my soul: let them be turned{H8735)} back and brought to confusion{H8799)} that devise{H8802)} my hurt.
Ps 35:26 : 26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion{H8799)} together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed{H8799)} with shame and dishonour that magnify{H8688)} themselves against me.
Isa 45:16-17 : 16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols. 17 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Jer 20:11 : 11 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 confusion shall never be forgotten.
Dan 12:2 : 2 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.
Joel 2:26-27 : 26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the LORD your God, and none else: and my people shall never be ashamed.
Matt 22:12-13 : 12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Isa 50:6-7 : 6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 7 For the Lord GOD 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 65:13-14 : 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
Ps 6:10 : 10 Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.
Ps 31:1 : 1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.
Ps 83:16-17 : 16 Fill{H8761)} their faces with shame; that they may seek{H8762)} thy name, O LORD. 17 Let them be confounded{H8799)} and troubled{H8735)} for ever; yea, let them be put to shame{H8799)}, and perish{H8799)}:

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