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.
• 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!
• New Living Translation (NLT)Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.

Context of Psalms 31:9

7I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. 8You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place. Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. 10My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak. 11Because 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.

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 6:7My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes.
• Psalms 88:9my eyes are dim with grief. I call to you, Lord, every day; I spread out my hands to you.
• Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
• Lamentations 4:17Moreover, our eyes failed, looking in vain for help; from our towers we watched for a nation that could not save us.
• Lamentations 5:17Because of this our hearts are faint, because of these things our eyes grow dim
• Psalms 6:1Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
• Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.
• Psalms 38:1Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath.
• Psalms 44:25We are brought down to the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.
• Psalms 73:14All day long I have been afflicted, and every morning brings new punishments.
• Psalms 88:3I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.
• Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.
• Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness, in utter darkness, prisoners suffering in iron chains,
• Job 33:19“Or someone may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress in their bones,

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