Psalms 109:22

For, oppressed and needy, I am, and, my heart, is wounded within me.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

In Context

21But, thou, Yahweh, Adonay, deal effectually with me, for the sake of thy Name, Since good is thy lovingkindness, O rescue me;

23As a shadow when it stretcheth out, I am gone, I am shaken off like the locust;

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:27But, when she came unto the man of God, on the mount, she caught hold of his feet,—and Gehazi drew near to thrust her away, when the man of God said—Let her alone! for, her life, is embittered to her, howbeit, Yahweh, hath hidden it from me, and hath not told me.

Psalms 22:6But, I, am a worm and no one, a reproach of men, and despised of a people;

Psalms 40:17But, I, being oppressed and needy, May My Lord devise for me,—My help and my deliverer, thou art! O my God, do not tarry!

Psalms 88:15Afflicted have I been, and dying, from youth, I have borne the terror of thee—I shall be distracted!

Psalms 102:17Hath turned towards the prayer of the destitute, And not despised their prayer,

Isaiah 53:3Despised was he, and forsaken of men, Man of pains and familiar with sickness,—Yea, like one from whom the face is hidden, Despised, and we esteemed him not.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:22-31

Humble Petitions; Triumphing in God. 21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That… Read the whole commentary →

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