Psalms 31:9

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am in distress! My eyes grow dim from suffering. I have lost my strength.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 6:7 : 7 My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.
  • Ps 88:9 : 9 My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O LORD, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.
  • Ps 102:3-5 : 3 For my days go up in smoke, and my bones are charred like a fireplace. 4 My heart is parched and withered like grass, for I am unable to eat food. 5 Because of the anxiety that makes me groan, my bones protrude from my skin.
  • Ps 107:10 : 10 They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains,
  • Lam 4:17 : 17 ע(Ayin)The People of Jerusalem Lament: Our eyes continually failed us as we looked in vain for help. From our watchtowers we watched for a nation that could not rescue us.
  • Lam 5:17 : 17 Because of this, our hearts are sick; because of these things, we can hardly see through our tears.
  • Job 17:7 : 7 My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.
  • Job 33:19-22 : 19 Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones, 20 so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare. 21 His flesh wastes away from sight, and his bones, which were not seen, are easily visible. 22 He draws near to the place of corruption, and his life to the messengers of death.
  • Ps 6:1-2 : 1 For the music director, to be accompanied by stringed instruments, according to the sheminith style; a psalm of David. LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury! 2 Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am frail! Heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking!
  • Ps 22:14-15 : 14 My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me. 15 The roof of my mouth is as dry as a piece of pottery; my tongue sticks to my gums. You set me in the dust of death.
  • Ps 38:1-9 : 1 A psalm of David, written to get God’s attention. O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury! 2 For your arrows pierce me, and your hand presses me down. 3 My whole body is sick because of your judgment; I am deprived of health because of my sin. 4 For my sins overwhelm me; like a heavy load, they are too much for me to bear. 5 My wounds are infected and starting to smell, because of my foolish sins. 6 I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning. 7 For I am overcome with shame and my whole body is sick. 8 I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel. 9 O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you. 10 My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.
  • Ps 44:25 : 25 For we lie in the dirt, with our bellies pressed to the ground.
  • Ps 66:14 : 14 which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
  • Ps 73:14 : 14 I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning.”
  • Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
  • Ps 88:3-5 : 3 For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol. 4 They treat me like those who descend into the grave. I am like a helpless man, 5 adrift among the dead, like corpses lying in the grave, whom you remember no more, and who are cut off from your power.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 31:10
    85%

    10For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

  • Ps 6:7
    82%

    7My eyes grow dim from suffering; they grow weak because of all my enemies.

  • Lam 1:20
    81%

    20ר(Resh) Look, O LORD! I am distressed; my stomach is in knots! My heart is pounding inside me. Yes, I was terribly rebellious! Out in the street the sword bereaves a mother of her children; Inside the house death is present.

  • Ps 25:16-17
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    81%

    16Turn toward me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and oppressed!

    17Deliver me from my distress; rescue me from my suffering!

  • Ps 6:2-4
    3 verses
    80%

    2Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am frail! Heal me, LORD, for my bones are shaking!

    3I am absolutely terrified, and you, LORD– how long will this continue?

    4Relent, LORD, rescue me! Deliver me because of your faithfulness!

  • Ps 31:7
    80%

    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • Ps 9:13
    80%

    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

  • Job 17:7
    79%

    7My eyes have grown dim with grief; my whole frame is but a shadow.

  • Ps 38:8-10
    3 verses
    78%

    8I am numb with pain and severely battered; I groan loudly because of the anxiety I feel.

    9O Lord, you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

    10My heart beats quickly; my strength leaves me; I can hardly see.

  • Ps 109:22
    78%

    22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

  • Job 30:16
    78%

    16Job’s Despondency“And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

  • Ps 41:4
    77%

    4As for me, I said:“O LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

  • Ps 88:9
    77%

    9My eyes grow weak because of oppression. I call out to you, O LORD, all day long; I spread out my hands in prayer to you.

  • Ps 119:82
    77%

    82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say,“When will you comfort me?”

  • Ps 143:3-4
    2 verses
    77%

    3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.

    4My strength leaves me; I am absolutely shocked.

  • Ps 69:3
    77%

    3I am exhausted from shouting for help; my throat is sore; my eyes grow tired of looking for my God.

  • Ps 141:8
    77%

    8Surely I am looking to you, O Sovereign LORD. In you I take shelter. Do not expose me to danger!

  • Job 16:16
    77%

    16my face is reddened because of weeping, and on my eyelids there is a deep darkness,

  • Lam 1:22
    77%

    22ת(Tav) Let all their wickedness come before you; afflict them just as you have afflicted me because of all my acts of rebellion. For my groans are many, and my heart is sick with sorrow.

  • Ps 30:10
    77%

    10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me! O LORD, deliver me!”

  • Ps 73:21
    76%

    21Yes, my spirit was bitter, and my insides felt sharp pain.

  • Ps 31:22
    76%

    22I jumped to conclusions and said,“I am cut off from your presence!” But you heard my plea for mercy when I cried out to you for help.

  • Ps 119:123
    76%

    123My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance, for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.

  • Ps 109:26
    76%

    26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!

  • Ps 88:3
    76%

    3For my life is filled with troubles and I am ready to enter Sheol.

  • Lam 1:16
    76%

    16ע(Ayin) I weep because of these things; my eyes flow with tears. For there is no one in sight who can comfort me or encourage me. My children are desolated because an enemy has prevailed.

  • Lam 1:11
    76%

    11כ(Kaf) All her people groaned as they searched for a morsel of bread. They exchanged their valuables for just enough food to stay alive. Jerusalem Speaks:“Look, O LORD! Consider that I have become worthless!”

  • Ps 57:1
    76%

    1For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when he fled from Saul into the cave. Have mercy on me, O God! Have mercy on me! For in you I have taken shelter. In the shadow of your wings I take shelter until trouble passes.

  • Ps 143:11
    75%

    11O LORD, for the sake of your reputation, revive me! Because of your justice, rescue me from trouble!

  • Ps 13:3
    75%

    3Look at me! Answer me, O LORD my God! Revive me, or else I will die!

  • Ps 116:3
    75%

    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

  • Ps 119:28
    75%

    28I collapse from grief. Sustain me by your word!

  • Ps 38:17
    75%

    17For I am about to stumble, and I am in constant pain.

  • Ps 40:12
    75%

    12For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.

  • Lam 3:51
    75%

    51What my eyes see grieves me– all the suffering of the daughters in my city.

  • Ps 38:6
    75%

    6I am dazed and completely humiliated; all day long I walk around mourning.

  • Ps 55:4
    75%

    4My heart beats violently within me; the horrors of death overcome me.

  • Ps 39:10
    75%

    10Please stop wounding me! You have almost beaten me to death!

  • Ps 123:3
    75%

    3Show us favor, O LORD, show us favor! For we have had our fill of humiliation, and then some.

  • Ps 143:7
    75%

    7Answer me quickly, LORD! My strength is fading. Do not reject me, or I will join those descending into the grave.

  • Ps 22:14
    75%

    14My strength drains away like water; all my bones are dislocated; my heart is like wax; it melts away inside me.

  • Ps 39:13
    75%

    13Turn your angry gaze away from me, so I can be happy before I pass away.

  • Jer 10:19
    74%

    19And I cried out,“We are doomed! Our wound is severe! We once thought,‘This is only an illness. And we will be able to bear it!’

  • Jer 8:18
    74%

    18Then I said,“There is no cure for my grief! I am sick at heart!