Psalms 109:22
For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
In Context
23I am gone like the shade when it is stretched out: I am forced out of my place like a locust.
Cross References
2 Kings 4:27And when she came to where the man of God was on the hill, she put her hands round his feet; and Gehazi came near with the purpose of pushing her away; but the man of God said, Let her be, for her soul is bitter in her; and the Lord has kept it secret from me, and has not given me word of it.
Psalms 22:6\22:5\They sent up their cry to you and were made free: they put their faith in you and were not put to shame.
Psalms 40:17\40:16\Let all those who are looking for you be glad and have joy in you; let the lovers of your salvation ever say, May the Lord be great.
Psalms 88:15\88:14\Lord, why have you sent away my soul? why is your face covered from me?
Psalms 102:17\102:16\When the Lord has put up the walls of Zion, and has been been in his glory;
Isaiah 53:3Men made sport of him, turning away from him; he was a man of sorrows, marked by disease; and like one from whom men's faces are turned away, he was looked down on, and we put no value on him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:22-31
Humble Petitions; Triumphing in God. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That… Read the whole commentary →