Psalms 31:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.”
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“Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Favour me, O Jehovah, for distress <FI>is<Fi> to me, Mine eye, my soul, and my body Have become old by provocation.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 31:9 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 22:20He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
- Job 17:7My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.
- Job 33:19A man is also chastened on his bed with pain and constant distress in his bones,
- Psalms 6:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 6:7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
- Psalms 18:20The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
- Psalms 18:37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
- Psalms 38:1O LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger or discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 44:25For our soul has sunk to the dust; our bodies cling to the earth.
- Psalms 66:14the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
- Psalms 73:14For I am afflicted all day long and punished every morning.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.
- Psalms 88:9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
- Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Psalms 107:10Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,
- Lamentations 4:17All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
- Lamentations 5:17Because of this, our hearts are faint; because of these, our eyes grow dim—
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