Teks -- Psalms 31:17 (NET)

31:17 O Lord, do not let me be humiliated, for I call out to you! May evil men be humiliated! May they go wailing to the grave!

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JFB: Psa 31:14-18

In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.

Clarke: Psa 31:17 - Let the wicked be ashamed

Let the wicked be ashamed - Those who traduce my character and lay snares for my life; let them be confounded.

Calvin: Psa 31:17 - O Jehovah! let me not be ashamed

17.O Jehovah! let me not be ashamed In these words, the Psalmist continues his prayer, and to strengthen his hopes, he contrasts himself with his enemies; for it would have been more than absurd to permit those who by their wickedness so openly provoked the wrath of God to escape with impunity, and that one who was innocent and relied upon God should be disappointed and made a laughing-stock. Here, accordingly, we perceive what the Psalmist’s comparison implies. Moreover, instead of speaking of his hope or trust, he now speaks of his calling upon God, saying, I have called on thee; and he does this with good reason, for he who relies on the providence of God must flee to him with prayers and strong cries. To be silent in the grave, implies that death, when it befalls the ungodly, restrains and prevents them from doing farther injury. This silence is opposed both to their deceitful and treacherous devices, and to their outrageous insolence. In the very next verse, therefore, he adds, Let lying lips be put to silence, which, in my opinion, includes both their craftiness, and the false pretences and calumnies by which they endeavor to accomplish their designs, and also the vain boasting in which they indulge themselves. For he tells us that they speak with harshness and severity against the righteous, in pride and scorn; because it was their froward conceit, which almost always begets contempt, that made David’s enemies so bold in lying. Whoever proudly arrogates to himself more than is his due, will almost necessarily treat others with contempt.

TSK: Psa 31:17 - Let me // wicked // them // silent in the grave

Let me : Psa 31:1, Psa 25:2, Psa 25:3, Psa 34:5, Psa 69:6, Psa 69:7; Isa 50:6, Isa 50:7; Joe 2:26, Joe 2:27

wicked : Psa 6:10, Psa 35:4, Psa 35:26, Psa 40:14, Psa 40:15, Psa 70:2, Psa 70:3, Psa 71:24, Psa 83:16, Psa 83:17; Isa 41:11, Isa 41:12; Isa 45:16, Isa 45:17, Isa 65:13, Isa 65:14; Jer 20:11; Dan 12:2

them : Psa 115:17; 1Sa 2:9; Mat 22:12, Mat 22:13

silent in the grave : or, cut off for the grave

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Poole: Psa 31:17 - Let the wicked be ashamed

I have called upon thee; and therefore thy honour will be eclipsed in my disappointment, as if thou didst not hear prayers, nor keep promise, nor make any difference between good and bad men.

Let the wicked be ashamed frustrated in their wicked designs and carnal confidences. Seeing they are implacable in their malice and rage against innocent and good men, do thou cut them off by thy just judgment; and since either the righteous or the wicked must be cut off, let destruction fall upon them, who most deserve it.

Gill: Psa 31:17 - 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

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord,.... The same petition as in Psa 31:1;

for I have called upon thee; who is nigh unto all that call upon him in truth, and is rich unto them, and has promised to help and save them; which should he not do, not only he would be made ashamed, but the promise of God would seem to fail: for the psalmist does not plead any duty of his, nor make a merit of his prayers; but has respect to the promise and faithfulness of God;

let the wicked be ashamed; as they will be, sooner or later, of their wickedness, and of their false trust and confidence; of their being incensed against Christ, and their rage against his people, and persecution of them;

and let them be silent in the grave; as all are that are there; and the sense is, let them be brought to the grave, where they will be silent, or cease ^f; that is, from their evil words and works, and particularly from troubling the saints, Job 3:17.