Psalms 31:10

Many are the scourges of the sinner: but him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about.

Brenton Septuagint

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

9Be ye not as horse and mule, which have no understanding: + 31:9 See Alex. ἄγξεις. but thou must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, lest they should come nigh to thee.

11Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: and glory, all ye that are upright in heart.

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Cross References

Psalms 6:8Mine eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.

Psalms 27:7The Lord is my helper and my defender; my heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: my flesh has revived, and willingly will I + 27:7 Or, confess to him.give praise to him.

Psalms 38:3I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; and my grief was renewed.

Psalms 71:9The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Psalms 88:15Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

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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