YHWH,יְהוָהlet me notאַלbe ashamed,אֵבוֹשָׁהforכִּיI have called on you;קְרָאתִיךָlet the wickedרְשָׁעִיםbe ashamed;יֵבֹשׁוּlet them be silentיִדְּמוּin Sheol.לִשְׁאוֹל
Psalms 31:17
Study it in the app“YHWH, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on you; let the wicked be ashamed; let them be silent in Sheol.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 31:17, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- be ashamedאֵבוֹשָׁהevosha
be disappointed
To be disgraced because what one trusted in failed.
Where else “evosha” appears- I have called on youקְרָאתִיkerati
cry out
To shout to YHWH for help, call on his name.
Where else “kerati” appears- let the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears- let them be silentיִדְּמוּyidmu
be silent
To stop speaking or moving; to wait in stillness.
Where else “yidmu” appears- in Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol
Sheol
Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.
Where else “sheol” appears
The context
16Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your loyal love.
17 · This verse (above)
18Let the lips of lies be mute that speak against the righteous with insolence, with pride and contempt.