Psalm 31:9-13

New King James Version

⁹Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
^(A)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my ^[a]body!
¹⁰For my life is spent with grief,
And my years with sighing;
My strength fails because of my iniquity,
And my bones waste away.
¹¹^(B)I am a ^[b]reproach among all my enemies,
But ^(C)especially among my neighbors,
And am repulsive to my acquaintances;
^(D)Those who see me outside flee from me.
¹²^(E)I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind;
I am like a ^[c]broken vessel.
¹³^(F)For I hear the slander of many;
^(G)Fear is on every side;
While they ^(H)take counsel together against me,
They scheme to take away my life.

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Footnotes

Psalm 31:9 Lit. belly
Psalm 31:11 despised thing
Psalm 31:12 Lit. perishing

Psalm 31:9-13

New International Version

⁹Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;^(A)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,^(B)
    my soul and body^(C) with grief.
¹⁰My life is consumed by anguish^(D)
    and my years by groaning;^(E)
my strength fails^(F) because of my affliction,^[a]^(G)
    and my bones grow weak.^(H)
¹¹Because of all my enemies,^(I)
    I am the utter contempt^(J) of my neighbors^(K)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
¹²I am forgotten as though I were dead;^(L)
    I have become like broken pottery.
¹³For I hear many whispering,^(M)
    “Terror on every side!”^(N)
They conspire against me^(O)
    and plot to take my life.^(P)