Psalms 31:17

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…

Let me not be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon thee - That is, I have reposed entire confidence in thee, and in thy promises, in the time of trial; let now the result be such as to show that I…

In the foregoing verses David had appealed to God's righteousness, and pleaded his relation to him and dependence on him; here he appeals to his mercy, and pleads the greatness of his own misery,…

The prayer of Psa 31:31 is repeated. While my prayers are answered, let my enemies be silenced and consigned to Sheol. A similar prayer in Psa 25:2-3; Jer 17:18.