Psalm 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.
Cross-reference
In Psalm 31:1, the same plea 'let me never be put to shame' opens the psalm — a direct internal parallel.
Psalm 31:22 recounts being heard after feeling cut off — the same psalm's deliverance from shame.
In Psalm 6:10, the psalmist similarly prays for enemies to be put to shame — a direct parallel to the imprecation against the wicked here.
Psalm 83:17 echoes the imprecatory plea for enemies to be shamed and perish, matching the desire for wicked to go to Sheol.
Psalm 115:17 says the dead go down into silence — the same 'silence' of Sheol as in this verse.
Psalm 71:24 similarly declares that those who seek to harm the psalmist are put to shame, reinforcing the same confidence.
Psalm 70:3 echoes the request that mockers be turned back by their shame — consistent with the theme of enemy disgrace.
Psalm 70:2 is nearly identical in wording, praying for enemies seeking the psalmist's life to be put to shame — a close parallel.
In Psalm 40:15, the psalmist asks that mockers be appalled by their own shame — another instance of the same theme of enemy humiliation.
Psalm 40:14 repeats the request that those who seek the psalmist's life be put to shame — a direct parallel to the imprecation here.
In Psalm 35:26, the psalmist again calls for enemies who gloat to be put to shame — reinforcing the same plea for divine justice.
Psalm 35:4 echoes the same imprecatory prayer: let those who seek my life be put to shame — a close thematic match.
In Psalm 25:3, the promise that those who wait on God will not be shamed supports the plea for deliverance.
In Psalm 25:2, identical wording 'let me not be put to shame' reinforces the request.
Psalm 94:17 says without God's help, the psalmist would dwell in silence — the same 'silence' of Sheol.
In Psalm 69:6, the plea that others not be shamed through the psalmist relates to the theme of shame.
In Psalm 34:5, the assurance that those who look to God will not be ashamed parallels the request.
Psalm 83:16 asks for shame on enemies with a redemptive purpose—that they seek God—differing from the punitive tone here.
Isaiah 41:11 promises that all who oppose God's people will be put to shame and confounded, a direct parallel.
Isaiah 45:17 promises Israel will never be shamed, contrasting the fate of the righteous with the wicked's shame here.
Isaiah 65:13 contrasts servants who rejoice with rebels who are put to shame, mirroring the reversal in this verse.
Jeremiah 20:11 affirms that persecutors will be greatly shamed with eternal dishonor, a strong thematic parallel.
Daniel 12:2 also links shame with resurrection — the wicked awake to shame and everlasting contempt.
1 Samuel 2:9 says the wicked are cut off in darkness — a parallel fate of shame and death.
Isaiah 41:12 continues the same oracle: enemies vanish and are as nothing, implying their shame and defeat.
Isaiah 47:5 commands Babylon to sit in silence and darkness — a judgment parallel to the wicked's fate.
In Isaiah 50:7, the servant declares he will not be disgraced because God helps — a confident parallel to the psalmist's plea for the same outcome.
Isaiah 65:14 continues the contrast with servants singing and rebels wailing, though shame is not explicit.
In Joel 2:27, the same promise that Israel will never again be put to shame is repeated, reinforcing the theme of divine vindication.
Matthew 22:13 casts the wicked into outer darkness with weeping — similar judgment imagery to Sheol.
Isaiah 45:16 declares idol makers put to shame, a specific application of the broader principle of shaming the wicked.