Psalms 31:10
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
For my life is spent with griefe, and my yeeres with sighing: my strength faileth, because of mine iniquitie, and my bones are consumed.
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3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long.
4For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
3When I kept silence, my bones waxed old; through my roaring all the day long.
4For day and night thy hand was heauy vpon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Selah.
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3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.
5By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
6I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
7I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.
8Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
9For I have eaten ashes like bread, and mingled my drink with weeping,
10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me up, and cast me down.
11My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.
12But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever; and thy remembrance unto all generations.
13Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.
14For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof.
15So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16When the Lord shall build up Zion, he shall appear in his glory.
17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created shall praise the Lord.
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth;
20To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;
21To declare the name of the Lord in Zion, and his praise in Jerusalem;
22When the people are gathered together, and the kingdoms, to serve the Lord.
23He weakened my strength in the way; he shortened my days.
24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
25Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.
26They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
27But thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.
28The children of thy servants shall continue, and their seed shall be established before thee.
3‖For my dayes are consumed like smoke: and my bones are burnt as an hearth.
4My heart is smitten, and withered like grasse: so that I forget to eate my bread.
5‖By reason of the voice of my groning, my bones cleaue to my skinne.
6I am like a Pelican of the wildernes: I am like an owle of the desert.
7I watch, and am as a sparowe alone vpon the house top.
8Mine enemies reproch me all the day: and they that are mad against me, are sworne against me.
9For I haue eaten ashes like bread: and mingled my drinke with weeping.
10Because of thine indignation and thy wrath: for thou hast lifted me vp, and cast me downe.
11*My dayes are like a shadow, that declineth: & I am withered like grasse.
12But thou, O LORD, shalt endure for euer: and thy remembrance vnto all generations.
13Thou shalt arise, and haue mercie vpon Zion: for the time to fauour her, yea the set time is come.
14For thy seruants take pleasure in her stones: and fauour the dust therof.
15So the heathen shall feare the Name of the LORD: and all the kings of the earth thy glory.
16When the LORD shall build vp Zion: he shall appeare in his glory.
17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
18This shall be written for the generation to come: and the people which shall be created, shall praise the LORD.
19For hee hath looked downe from the height of his Sanctuarie: from heauen did the LORD beholde the earth:
20†To heare the groning of the prisoner: to loose those that are appointed to death:
21To declare the Name of the LORD in Zion: and his praise in Ierusalem:
22When the people are gathered together: and the kingdomes to serue the LORD.
23†He weakened my strength in the way: he shortened my dayes.
24I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my dayes: thy yeres are throughout all generations.
25*Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heauens are the worke of thy hands.
26†They shall perish, but thou shalt indure, yea all of them shall waxe old like a garment: as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shalbe changed.
27But thou art the same: and thy yeeres shall haue no end.
28The children of thy seruants shal continue: and their seed shall be established before thee.
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Psalms 31:10
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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1. Used, consumed, exhausted, or emptied. 2. Passed or drew toward its end, as time, a day, or life.
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Sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trouble, burden, injury, or the cause of such suffering in mind, body, or spirit.
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Periods of twelve months.
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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of sigh, meaning to utter a deep breath expressing grief, weariness, or longing.
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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.
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Wickedness, unrighteousness, transgression, or sin; the guilt or burden of such wrongdoing.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.
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9Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
9Haue mercy vpon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble; mine eie is consumed with griefe, yea my soule and my belly.
10For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
10For my life is spent with griefe, and my yeeres with sighing: my strength faileth, because of mine iniquitie, and my bones are consumed.
Selected passage11I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
11I was a reproch among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a feare to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without, fled from me.