Psalms 31:10

Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy will surround him that hopes in the Lord.

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In The King James Version

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

In Context

9Do not become like the horse and the mule, which have no understanding. Their jaws are constrained with bit and bridle, so as not to draw near to you.

11Rejoice in the Lord and exult, you just ones, and glory, all you upright of heart.

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Cross References

Psalms 6:8My eye has been troubled by rage. I have grown old among all my enemies.

Psalms 27:7The Lord is my helper and my protector. In him, my heart has hoped and I have been helped. And my flesh has flourished again. And from my will, I shall confess to him.

Psalms 38:3I was silenced and humbled, and I was quiet before good things, and my sorrow was renewed.

Psalms 71:9In his sight, the Ethiopians will fall prostrate, and his enemies will lick the ground.

Psalms 88:15Justice and judgment are the preparation of your throne. Mercy and truth will precede your face.

Romans 9:2because the sadness within me is great, and there is a continuous sorrow in my heart.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:10-19

Sorrowful Complaints; Humble and Believing Prayer. 9 Have mercy upon me, O Lord , for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed. 11 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. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken… Read the whole commentary →

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