Verse Comparison: Psalms 31:17
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, {or} disappointed, for I am calling upon You; let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol (the place of the dead).
Contemporary English Version
I pray only to you. Don't disappoint me. Disappoint my cruel enemies until they lie silent in their graves.
Darby English Version
Jehovah, let me not be ashamed; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, let them be silent in Sheol.
Good News Bible
I call to you, LORD; don't let me be disgraced. May the wicked be disgraced; may they go silently down to the world of the dead.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New International Version
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.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Let me not suffer shame, O LORD, for I call upon You; Let the wicked suffer shame, let them remain silent in Sheol.
Revised Standard Version
Let me not be put to shame, O LORD, for I call on thee; let the wicked be put to shame, let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.
Young's Literal Translation
O Jehovah, let me not be ashamed, For I have called Thee, let the wicked be ashamed, Let them become silent to Sheol.
