Psalm 31:9 - Easy To Read Version Lord, I have many troubles.\par So be kind to me.\par I am so upset that my eyes are hurting.\par My throat and stomach are aching.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: Mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Have mercy and be gracious unto me, O Lord, for I am in trouble; with grief my eye is weakened, also my inner self and my body. American Standard Version (1901) Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah, for I am in distress: Mine eye wasteth away with grief, yea, my soul and my body. Common English Bible Have mercy on me, LORD, because I’m depressed. My vision fails because of my grief, as do my spirit and my body. Catholic Public Domain Version Do not become like the horse and the mule, which have no understanding. Their jaws are constrained with bit and bridle, so as not to draw near to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do not become like the horse and the mule, who have no understanding. With bit and bridle bind fast their jaws, who come not near unto thee. |
My eyes have become almost blind\par because I am very sad and in great pain.\par My whole body has become very thin,\par like a shadow.\par
Some of God’s people were prisoners,\par locked behind bars in dark, dark prisons.\par
I am innocent,\par so the Lord will give me my reward.\par I did nothing wrong,\par so he will do good things for me.\par
Then I can chase my enemies\par and catch them.\par I won’t come back\par until they are destroyed!\par
We have been pushed down into the dirt.\par We are lying with our belly in the dust. {\cf2\super [269]} \par
My enemies have given me many troubles.\par This made me very sad with grief.\par Now my eyes are weak from crying.\par
Maybe my mind {\cf2\super [419]} and body\par will be destroyed,\par but I have the Rock {\cf2\super [420]} I love.\par I have God forever!\par
My eyes hurt from \{crying about\}\par all my suffering.\par Lord, I pray to you constantly!\par I lift my arms in prayer to you.\par
We have worn out our eyes\par looking for help.\par But no help comes.\par We kept on looking for a nation to save us.\par We kept watch from our watchtower,\par But no nation came to us.\par
Because of these things,\par our hearts have become sick,\par our eyes cannot see clearly.\par