Psalms 31:11

Psalms 31:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
• New International Version (NIV)Because of all my enemies, I am the utter contempt of my neighbors and an object of dread to my closest friends— those who see me on the street flee from me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Because of all my adversaries I have become a reproach, especially to my neighbors, and an object of dread to my acquaintances; those who see me in the street flee from me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I am a reproach among all my enemies, But especially among my neighbors, And am repulsive to my acquaintances; Those who see me outside flee from me.

Context of Psalms 31:11

9Lord, I am very upset, so please be kind to me. My eyes are tired because I weep so much. My whole body has become very weak. 10I am near to death, because I am so sad. I am crying with pain as my life comes to an end. I have so much trouble that I have no strength at all. Even my bones have become weak. All my enemies hate me. My friends insult me. Everyone who knows me is afraid of me. They run away when they see me in the street. 12Everybody has forgotten about me. I might as well be dead! They think that I am useless, like a broken plate. 13I hear what many people are saying against me. News from everywhere makes me afraid. They are deciding together how to kill me.

Psalms 31:11 word by word

מִכָּל־צֹרְרַ֨י הָיִ֪יתִי חֶרְפָּ֡ה וְלִשֲׁכֵנַ֨י׀ מְאֹד֮ וּפַ֪חַד לִֽמְיֻדָּ֫עָ֥י רֹאַ֥י בַּח֑וּץ נָדְד֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I was a reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh · reproachH2781
• among all mine enemiesצָרַרtsârar · to vexH6887
• but especiallyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• among my neighboursשָׁכֵןshâkên · neighborH7934
• and a fearפַּ֫חַדpachad · dreadH6343
• to mine acquaintanceיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• they that did seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• me withoutחוּץchûts chûts · outsideH2351
• fledנָדַדnâdad · to wanderH5074

Cross-references for Psalms 31:11

• Psalms 22:6People insult me. They think that I am worth nothing. It seems that I am only a worm, and I am not really a man.
• Psalms 69:19God, you know that people are insulting me. They laugh at me to make me feel ashamed. You can see what all my enemies are doing.
• Psalms 89:50My Lord, look at how people are insulting me! People from all nations laugh at me, your servant.
• Isaiah 49:7The Lord is Israel's Redeemer, their Holy God. Nations refuse to accept his servant. Their people hate him and their rulers have made him their slave. The Lord says to his servant, ‘Kings will see you and they will rise up to respect you. Princes will bend down low in front of you. They will see that the Lord is faithful. He is Israel's Holy God, who has chosen you to serve him.’
• Isaiah 53:4But he took away all our weakness! He carried our pain for us. We thought that he was receiving punishment for his own sins. We thought that God was causing him to suffer.
• Matthew 27:39The people who walked near there insulted Jesus. They laughed at him,
• Romans 15:3Even Christ did not just do things that would make himself happy. It is written in the Bible that he said this: ‘People have insulted you, God. In that way they have also insulted me.’
• Hebrews 11:36Other people who trusted God received insults. Some of them were hit with whips. Enemies of God tied these people up and they put them in prison.
• Hebrews 13:13Jesus died like that in a place where people insulted him. So we must go out to that place too. We must be ready for people to insult us, as they insulted him.
• 1 Peter 4:14People may insult you because you belong to Christ. But God will bless you when that happens. It shows that the Holy Spirit is with you. He is God's great Spirit.
• Psalms 38:11My family and my friends stay away from me, because of my illness. They do not come near to me.
• Psalms 41:8They say, ‘He has a dangerous disease. He will never get up from his bed.’
• Psalms 88:8You have caused my best friends to keep away from me. They do not even want to look at me. A trap has caught me and I cannot escape.
• Job 19:13God has caused my brothers to stay away from me. My friends do not want to meet me.
• Jeremiah 12:6Even your own brothers and family have turned against you. They join with other people to attack you. So do not trust them, even when they say kind words to you.
• Micah 7:6Sons think that their fathers are fools. And daughters refuse to obey their mothers. Wives quarrel with their husbands' mothers. A man's enemies are the people who live in his own house now.

Commentaries on Psalms 31:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11I was a reproach - When proscribed at the court of Saul, my enemies triumphed, and loaded me with execrations; my neighbors considered me as a dangerous man, now deservedlJr driven from society; my acquaintance, who knew me best, were afraid to hold any communication with me; and they who saw me in my exile avoided me as if affected with a contagious disorder,Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11I was a reproach among all mine enemies - That is, he was subjected to their reproaches, or was calumniated and reviled by them. See the notes at Psalm 22:6. But especially among my neighbors - I was reproached by none more than by my neighbors. They showed special distrust of me, and manifested special unkindness, even more than my enemies did. They turned away from me. They abandoned me. They would not associate with me. They regarded me as a disgrace…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-18Verses 9-18 David's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were merited by his own sins, but Christ suffered for ours. David's friends durst not give him any assistance. Let us not think it strange if thus deserted, but make sure of a Friend in heaven who will not fail. God will be sure to order and dispose all for the best, to all those who commit their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-13In this prayer for mercy, the psalmist places a description of his intense suffering and the pain of rejection between two statements of trust in the Lord (Psalm 31:6, 14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. among--or, literally, "from," or, "by" my enemies. The latter clauses describe the progress of his disgrace to the lowest degree, till,Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:11

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Psalms 31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings