Psalms 31:12

I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.

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In The King James Version

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.

In Context

11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

13For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.

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Cross References

Job 19:14My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.

Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.

Psalms 89:52Blessed be the LORD forever! Amen and amen.

Isaiah 30:14It will break in pieces like a potter’s jar, shattered so that no fragment can be found. Not a shard will be found in the dust large enough to scoop the coals from a hearth or to skim the water from a cistern.”

Romans 9:21Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

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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