Psalm 31:9

New International Reader's Version

Lord, have mercy on me. I’m in deep trouble. I’m so sad I can hardly see. My whole body grows weak with sadness.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:20

He brought me out into a wide and safe place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.

Job 17:7

My eyes have grown weak because I’m so sad. My body is so thin it hardly casts a shadow.

Psalm 107:10

Others lived in the deepest darkness. They suffered as prisoners in iron chains.

Psalm 18:20

The Lord has been good to me because I do what is right. He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life.

Psalm 18:37

I chased my enemies and caught them. I didn’t turn back until they were destroyed.

Psalm 44:25

We are brought down to the dust. Our bodies lie flat on the ground.

Psalm 6:7

I’m so sad I can’t see very well. My eyesight gets worse because of all my enemies.

Psalm 66:14

I made them with my lips. My mouth spoke them when I was in trouble.

Psalm 73:14

Day after day I’ve been in pain. God has punished me in a new way every morning.

Psalm 73:26

My body and my heart may grow weak. God, you give strength to my heart. You are everything I will ever need.

Psalm 88:9

I’m crying so much I can’t see very well. Lord, I call out to you every day. I lift up my hands to you in prayer.

Lamentations 4:17

And that’s not all. Our eyes grew tired. We looked for help that never came. We watched from our towers. We kept looking for a nation that couldn’t save us.

Lamentations 5:17

So our hearts are weak. Our eyes can’t see very clearly.