Psalms 31:9 KJV
Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
Matthew Henry
- Prayer in troubleDavid's troubles made him a man of sorrows. Herein he was a type of Christ, who was acquainted with grief. David acknowledged that his afflictions were...
Thompson Chains
- Mercy SoughtSee the chain from Deuteronomy 21:8 · 9 links
- TroubleSee the chain from Job 5:7 · 7 links
Cross References
- Psalms 6:7 Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
- Psalms 88:9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
- Job 17:7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
- Job 33:19–22 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain: …
- Psalms 6:1–2 <To the chief Musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith, A Psalm of David.> O LORD, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. …
- Psalms 22:14–15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels. …
- Psalms 38:1–10 <A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.> O LORD, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. …
- Psalms 44:25 For our soul is bowed down to the dust: our belly cleaveth unto the earth.
- Psalms 66:14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
- Psalms 73:14 For all the day long have I been plagued, and chastened every morning.
- Psalms 73:26 My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psalms 88:3–5 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. …
- Psalms 102:3–5 For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth. …
- Psalms 107:10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
- Lamentations 4:17 As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.
- Lamentations 5:17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim.
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Topics
- Afflictions and adversities Unclassified scriptures relating to Afflictions and adversities
- David And probably
- Psalms Afflictions
Bible Dictionary
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- Have mercy חָנֵּנִי ḥonnēnî חָנַן Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
- upon me, O LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- for I am in trouble כִּי kî Conjunction צַר ṣar צָרַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
- mine eye עֵינִי ʿênî עַיִן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- is consumed לִי lî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular עָשְׁשָׁה ʿāšĕšâ עָשֵׁשׁ Verb · qal perfect, third person feminine singular
- with grief בְכַעַס bĕkaʿas כַּעַס Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
- my soul נַפְשִׁי napšî נֶפֶשׁ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
- and my belly וּבִטְנִי ûbiṭnî בֶּטֶן Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: first person common singular
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0
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