Psalms 31:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 31:9

7 I will be glad and rejoice in Your mercy,
For You have considered my trouble;
You have ^aknown my soul in adversities,

8 And have not ^ashut me up into the hand of the enemy;
^bYou have set my feet in a wide place.

9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
^aMy eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my¹ body!

10 For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.

11 ^aI am a¹ reproach among all my enemies,
But ^bespecially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
^cThose who see me outside flee from me.

12 ^aI am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a¹ broken vessel.

13 ^aFor I hear the slander of many;
^bFear is on every side;
While they ^ctake counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”

15 My times are in Your ^ahand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 31:9

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American Standard Version
Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, `yea', my soul and my body.

Amplified® Bible
Have mercy {and} be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; with grief my eye is weakened, also my inner self and my body.

Contemporary English Version
Have pity, LORD! I am hurting and almost blind. My whole body aches.

Darby English Version
Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am in trouble: mine eye wasteth away with vexation, my soul and my belly.

Good News Bible
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in trouble; my eyes are tired from so much crying; I am completely worn out.

King James Version
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

New American Standard Bible
Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; My eye is wasted away from grief, my soul and my body {also.}

New International Version
Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress;
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,
my soul and my body with grief.

New King James Version
Have mercy on me, O LORD, for I am in trouble;
My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my body!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Show graciousness to me, O LORD, for I have fallen in distress; My eye wastes away from grief, my soul and my body also.

Revised Standard Version
Be gracious to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief, my soul and my body also.

Young's Literal Translation
Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress `is' to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.

New English Translation
Have mercy on me, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim¹ from suffering.² I have lost my strength.³

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