Psalms 31:9

Psalms 31:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
• New International Version (NIV)Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eye is wasted from grief; my soul and my body also.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; My eye wastes away with grief, Yes, my soul and my body!

Context of Psalms 31:9

7I am very happy because of your faithful love. You see when I suffer. You know when I am very upset. 8You have not put me under the power of my enemies. You have led me into an open place, where I can be safe. Lord, 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. 11All 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.

Psalms 31:9 word by word

חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Have mercyחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• upon me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• for I am in troubleצָרַרtsârar · to constrainH6887
• mine eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• is consumedעָשֵׁשׁ‛âshêsh · to wasteH6244
• with griefכַּ֫עַסka‛as ka‛aώ · vexationH3708
• my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and my bellyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: bodyH990

Cross-references for Psalms 31:9

• Psalms 6:7I am so sad that my eyes do not see well any more. They are becoming weak because of all my enemies.
• Psalms 88:9My eyes have become weak because I am so sad. Lord, every day I call to you for help. I lift my hands up to you as I pray.
• Job 17:7I have cried so much that my eyes have become weak. My body is so thin that I am like a shadow.
• Lamentations 4:17Our eyes became red as we watched. We were looking for help, but it did not come. The people from other countries could not save us.
• Lamentations 5:17So our bodies feel ill and we feel ill deep inside us. Our eyes are very tired and we cannot hope for good things any longer.
• Psalms 6:1Lord, when you are angry, please do not punish me.
• Psalms 22:14My strength has gone, like water that is poured away. My bones do not join together properly. I feel weak inside and hope has disappeared.
• Psalms 38:1Lord, when you are angry, please do not punish me.
• Psalms 44:25We have fallen down in the dirt. Our bodies are lying on the ground.
• Psalms 73:14I had trouble each and every day. Punishment came to me every morning!
• Psalms 88:3There is a lot of trouble in my life. I feel that I am near to death.
• Psalms 102:3My life is quickly disappearing, like smoke from a fire. My bones hurt very much, as if they were burning in an oven.
• Psalms 107:10Some people sat in a completely dark place. Iron chains held them as prisoners, and they were very sad.
• Job 33:19Or God may warn people with a painful illness. He may make their bodies hurt all the time.

Commentaries on Psalms 31:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Mine eye is consumed - He now returns, and speaks of his present situation. Grief had brought many tears from his eyes, many agonies into his soul, and many distressful feelings into his whole frame. My soul and my belly - The belly is often taken for the whole body. But the term belly or bowels, in such as case as this, may be the most proper; for in distress and misery, the bowels being the most tender part, and in fact the very seat of compassion, they…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble - The nature and sources of his trouble are specified in the verses following. He seems to have regarded all his trouble as the result of sin, either the sin of his heart, of which he alone was conscious, or of some open act of sin, that had been the means of bringing this affliction upon him, Psalm 31:10. As a consequence of this, he says that he was subjected to the reproach of his enemies, and shunned by…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. 9-109-10. mine eye, &c.--denotes extreme weakness (compare Psa 6:7). grief--mingled sorrow and indignation (Psa 6:7). soul and ... belly--the whole person.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 31:9

• Afflictions and Adversities

In the dictionaries

• David
• Consume
• Eye
• Grief; Grieve
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

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