Cross References

Psalm 31:10

New International Reader's Version

Pain has taken over my life. My years are spent in groaning. I have no strength because I’m hurting so much. My body is getting weaker and weaker.

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Sighs have become my food every day. Groans pour out of me like water.

How long must I struggle with my thoughts? How long must my heart be sad day after day? How long will my enemies keep winning the battle over me?

Lord, hear my voice when I call out to you. Treat me with kindness and answer me.

Because of your anger, my whole body is sick. Because of my sin, I’m not healthy.

You correct and punish people for their sin. Then, just as a moth eats cloth, you destroy their wealth. No one lasts any longer than a breath.

Get away from me, all you who do evil. The Lord has heard my weeping.

Don’t push me away when I’m old. Don’t desert me when my strength is gone.

So he brought their days to an end like a puff of smoke. He ended their years with terror.

I’ve been in pain ever since I was young. I’ve been close to death. You have made me suffer terrible things. I have lost all hope.

My heart is full of sorrow. My sadness never ends.