Psalms 31:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 31:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 31:9 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
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.”
— Psalms 31:9 (KJV)
Psalms 31:9 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 31:9
“For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not shew them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:9: lord, eye, consumed
“But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD'S flock is carried away captive.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:9: lord, mine, eye
“Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:9: mine, eye, consumed
“But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute. leave...: Heb. make not my soul bare”
Shares key themes with Psalms 31:9: lord, mine, eye
“Thus I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.”
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