Psalm 31:9
“Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 31Meaning
The prayer asks mercy in severe distress affecting eyes, soul, and body; spiritual language and embodied symptoms belong together and do not exclude medical or psychological care.
Grief, rejection and threat
Verses 9–13 name bodily grief, failing strength, social shame, abandonment, slander, fear and plots against the speaker’s life.
Read carefully
The prayer asks mercy in severe distress affecting eyes, soul, and body; spiritual language and embodied symptoms belong together and do not exclude medical or psychological care.
Reflection
The prayer asks mercy in severe distress affecting eyes, soul, and body; spiritual language and embodied symptoms belong together and do not exclude medical or psychological care.