16 Make Your (A)face shine upon Your servant;
(B)Save me in Your faithfulness.
17 Let me not be (C)put to shame, Lord, for I call upon You;
Let the (D)wicked be put to shame, let them (E)be silent in [a]Sheol.
18 Let the (F)lying lips be speechless,
Which (G)speak arrogantly against the righteous
With pride and contempt.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:17 I.e., the netherworld

16 Let your face shine(A) on your servant;
    save me in your unfailing love.(B)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(C) Lord,
    for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
    and be silent(D) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(E) be silenced,
    for with pride and contempt
    they speak arrogantly(F) against the righteous.

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