Psalm 31:9-18
New King James Version
9 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am in trouble;
(A)My eye wastes away with grief,
Yes, my soul and my [a]body!
10 For 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.
14 But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times are in Your (I)hand;
Deliver me from the hand of my enemies,
And from those who persecute me.
16 (J)Make Your face shine upon Your servant;
Save me for Your mercies’ sake.
17 (K)Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have called upon You;
Let the wicked be ashamed;
(L)Let them be silent in the grave.
18 (M)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which (N)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
Footnotes
- Psalm 31:9 Lit. belly
- Psalm 31:11 despised thing
- Psalm 31:12 Lit. perishing
Psalm 31:9-18
New International Version
9 Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(A)
my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(B)
my soul and body(C) with grief.
10 My 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)
11 Because 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.
12 I am forgotten as though I were dead;(L)
I have become like broken pottery.
13 For I hear many whispering,(M)
“Terror on every side!”(N)
They conspire against me(O)
and plot to take my life.(P)
14 But I trust(Q) in you, Lord;
I say, “You are my God.”
15 My times(R) are in your hands;
deliver me from the hands of my enemies,
from those who pursue me.
16 Let your face shine(S) on your servant;
save me in your unfailing love.(T)
17 Let me not be put to shame,(U) Lord,
for I have cried out to you;
but let the wicked be put to shame
and be silent(V) in the realm of the dead.
18 Let their lying lips(W) be silenced,
for with pride and contempt
they speak arrogantly(X) against the righteous.
Footnotes
- Psalm 31:10 Or guilt
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