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Psalm 31:17–18

17  O Lord, ulet me not be put to shame,

for I call upon you;

let the wicked be put to shame;

let them go vsilently to Sheol.

18  Let the lying lips be mute,

which wspeak xinsolently against the righteous

in pride and contempt.

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Psalm 31:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 Let me not be put to shame, Lord,

for I have cried out to you;

but let the wicked be put to shame

and be silent in the realm of the dead.

18 Let their lying lips be silenced,

for with pride and contempt

they speak arrogantly against the righteous.

Psalm 31:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

17 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.

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence;

Which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Psalm 31:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 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.

18 Silence their lying lips—

those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.

Psalm 31:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 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.

18 Let the lying lips be put to silence,

Which speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.

Psalm 31:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 Lord, I called to you,

so do not let me be disgraced.

Let the wicked be disgraced

and lie silent in the grave.

18 With pride and hatred

they speak against those who do right.

So silence their lying lips.

Psalm 31:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 Let me not be put to shame, O Jehovah; for I have called upon thee:

Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let the lying lips be dumb,

Which speak against the righteous insolently,

With pride and contempt.

Psalm 31:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol. 18 Let the lying lips become dumb, which speak insolently against the righteous in pride and contempt.

Psalm 31:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 O Lord, I have called on you, so do not let me be put to shame, 

Let wicked people be put to shame. 

Let them be silent in the grave. 

18 Let ⸤their⸥ lying lips be speechless, 

since they speak against righteous people with arrogance and contempt. 

Psalm 31:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 Lord, do not let me be disgraced when I call on You.

Let the wicked be disgraced;

let them be silent in Sheol.

18 Let lying lips be quieted;

they speak arrogantly against the righteous

with pride and contempt.

Psalm 31:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 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.

18 Let the lying lips be stilled

that speak insolently against the righteous

with pride and contempt.

Psalm 31:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 O Yahweh, let me not be put to shame, for I call on you.

Let the wicked be put to shame.

Let them go silently to Sheol.

18 Let lying lips be dumb,

that speak against the righteous unrestrained

with arrogance and contempt.

Psalm 31:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 Lord, I have cried out to you.

Don’t let me be put to shame.

But let sinners be put to shame.

Let them lie silent in the grave.

18 Their lips tell lies. Let them be silenced.

They speak with pride against those who do right.

They make fun of them.

Psalm 31:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 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.

18 Let the lying lips be mute,

Which speak arrogantly against the righteous

With pride and contempt.


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