Psalms 31:17
Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“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.”Psalms 31:17
What Does Psalms 31:17 Mean?
Psalms 31:17 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 31, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Humility.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Psalms 31:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 25:3“Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed: let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.”Psalms 35:4“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.”Psalms 115:17“The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.”Psalms 25:2“O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.”Jeremiah 20:11“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.”Psalms 34:5“They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.”Psalms 35:26“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.”Psalms 94:17“Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.”Isaiah 41:11“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.”Genesis 2:25“And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.”1 Samuel 2:9“He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.”Psalms 40:14“Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.”Psalms 69:6“Let not them that wait on thee, O Lord GOD of hosts, be ashamed for my sake: let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake, O God of Israel.”Psalms 70:2“Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.”Psalms 71:24“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.”Psalms 31:22“For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee.”Isaiah 45:16“They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.”Daniel 12:2“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.”Psalms 6:10“Let all mine enemies be ashamed and sore vexed: let them return and be ashamed suddenly.”Psalms 31:1“In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness.”
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