Psalms 109:22

Psalms 109:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
• New International Version (NIV)For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

Context of Psalms 109:22

20May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me! 21O sovereign Lord, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me! For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me. 23I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; I am shaken off like a locust. 24I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones.

Psalms 109:22 word by word

כִּֽי־עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• poorעָנִי‛ânîy · afflictedH6041
• and needyאֶבְיוֹן'ebyôn · needyH34
• and my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is woundedחָלַלchâlal · to boreH2490
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130

Cross-references for Psalms 109:22

• Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
• Psalms 40:17I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!
• Psalms 86:1Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.
• Psalms 102:17when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
• Matthew 8:20Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
• 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
• Psalms 109:16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
• Psalms 88:15I am oppressed and have been on the verge of death since my youth. I have been subjected to your horrors and am numb with pain.
• Psalms 102:4My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food.
• 2 Kings 4:27But when she reached the prophet on the mountain, she grabbed hold of his feet. Gehazi came near to push her away, but the prophet said, “Leave her alone, for she is very upset. The Lord has kept the matter hidden from me; he didn’t tell me about it.”
• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me; my spirit drinks their poison; God’s sudden terrors are arrayed against me.
• Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people, one who experienced pain and was acquainted with illness; people hid their faces from him; he was despised, and we considered him insignificant.
• Luke 22:44And in his anguish he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.]
• John 12:27“Now my soul is greatly distressed. And what should I say? ‘Father, deliver me from this hour’? No, but for this very reason I have come to this hour.

Commentaries on Psalms 109:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22I am poor and needy - I am allicted and impoverished; and my heart is wounded - my very life is sinking through distress.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22For I am poor and needy - I am helpless and dependent. I am in a condition where I need thy gracious interposition. And my heart is wounded within me - I am as one that is prostrated by a weapon - as if my heart had been pierced. I have no courage, no strength. I am like one who lies wounded on a battlefield.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-31Verses 21-31 The psalmist takes God's comforts to himself, but in a very humble manner. He was troubled in mind. His body was wasted, and almost worn away. But it is better to have leanness in the body, while the soul prospers and is in health, than to have leanness in the soul, while the body is feasted. He was ridiculed and reproached by his enemies. But if God bless us, we need not care who curses us; for how can they curse whom God has not cursed…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21-25Feeling vulnerable and miserable, the psalmist asks his Lord for help. The accusations have crushed his spirit and drained his physical strength.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. do ... for me--that is, kindness. wounded--literally, "pierced" (Psa 69:16, 29).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 109:22

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer

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Commentaries on Psalms 109

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings