Have mercy upon me, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine [a]eye, my soul and my belly are consumed with grief.

10 For my life is wasted with heaviness, and my years with mourning: my strength faileth for my pain, and my bones are consumed.

11 I was a [b]reproach among all mine enemies, but specially among my neighbors: and a fear to mine acquaintance, [c]who seeing me in the street, fled from me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:9 Meaning, that his sorrow and torment had continued a great while.
  2. Psalm 31:11 Mine enemies had drawn all men to their part against me, even my chief friends.
  3. Psalm 31:11 They were afraid to show me any token of friendship.

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