Psalms 31:10

Many are the scourges of the sinner: 1 But him that hopes in the Lord mercy shall compass about. 1

Updated 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: 1 But thou must constrain their jaws with bit and curb, 1 Lest they should come nigh to thee. 1

11Be glad in the Lord, and exult, ye righteous: 1 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; 1 I am worn out because of all my enemies. 1

Psalms 27:7The Lord is my helper and my defender; 1 My heart has hoped in him, and I am helped: 1 My flesh has revived, 1 And willingly will I give praise to him. 1

Psalms 38:3I was dumb, and humbled myself, and kept silence from good words; 1 And my grief was renewed. 1

Psalms 71:9The Ethiopians shall fall down before him; 1 And his enemies shall lick the dust. 1

Psalms 88:15Justice and judgment are the establishment of thy throne: 1 Mercy and truth shall go before thy face. 1

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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