Psalms 31:9

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I am distressed; my eye is wasted away with sorrow.

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In The King James Version

Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

In Context

8You have not given me into the enemy’s hand, you have set my feet in a spacious place.

10For my life is consumed with grief, and my years with sighing. My strength is broken with misery, my bones waste away.

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Cross References

Psalms 6:7My eyes swollen with grief; from weeping caused by my foes.

Psalms 18:37So I chased the foe till I caught them, and turned not, till I made an end of them.

Psalms 38:1Reprove me not, Lord, in your anger, and chasten me not in your wrath;

Psalms 66:14which my open lips have uttered, arid my mouth has declared in my straits.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 31:2-9

Prayer for Deliverance; Profession of Confidence in God. 1 In thee, O Lord , do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed: deliver me in thy righteousness. 2 Bow down thine ear to me; deliver me speedily: be thou my strong rock, for a house of defence to save me. 3 For thou art my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me. 4 Pull me out of the net that they have laid privily for me: for thou art my strength. 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of… Read the whole commentary →

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