Psalm 31:10
New International Version
My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.

New Living Translation
I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.

English Standard Version
For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.

Berean Standard Bible
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

King James Bible
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

New King James Version
For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away.

New American Standard Bible
For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my guilt, And my body has wasted away.

NASB 1995
For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my iniquity, And my body has wasted away.

NASB 1977
For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my iniquity, And my body has wasted away.

Legacy Standard Bible
For my life is worn down with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away.

Amplified Bible
For my life is spent with sorrow And my years with sighing; My strength has failed because of my iniquity, And even my body has wasted away.

Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my strength has failed because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Indeed, my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my strength has failed because of my sinfulness, and my bones waste away.

American Standard Version
For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.

Contemporary English Version
I have known only sorrow all my life long, and I suffer year after year. I am weak from sin, and my bones are limp.

English Revised Version
For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My life is exhausted from sorrow, my years from groaning. My strength staggers under [the weight of] my guilt, and my bones waste away.

Good News Translation
I am exhausted by sorrow, and weeping has shortened my life. I am weak from all my troubles; even my bones are wasting away.

International Standard Version
My life is consumed by sorrow, my years with groaning. My strength has faltered because of my iniquity; my bones have been consumed.

Majority Standard Bible
For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.

NET Bible
For my life nears its end in pain; my years draw to a close as I groan. My strength fails me because of my sin, and my bones become brittle.

New Heart English Bible
For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones waste away.

Webster's Bible Translation
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

World English Bible
For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For my life has been consumed in sorrow "" And my years in sighing. My strength has been feeble because of my iniquity, "" And my bones have become old.

Young's Literal Translation
For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

Smith's Literal Translation
For my life was finished in sorrow, and my years in sighing: my strength was weak in mine iniquity, and my bones fell away.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For my life is wasted with grief: and my years in sighs. My strength is weakened through poverty and my bones are disturbed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For my life has fallen into sorrow, and my years into sighing. My virtue has been weakened in poverty, and my bones have been disturbed.

New American Bible
My life is worn out by sorrow, and my years by sighing. My strength fails in my affliction; my bones are wearing down.

New Revised Standard Version
For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing; my strength is weakened because of poverty, and my bones are shaken because of my enemies.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because my life is consumed in misery and my years in sighings; my power is weakened in poverty and my bones are troubled.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit
9Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. 10For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. 11Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.…

Cross References
Job 30:16
And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.

Lamentations 1:20
See, O LORD, how distressed I am! I am churning within; my heart is pounding within me, for I have been most rebellious. Outside, the sword bereaves; inside, there is death.

Psalm 6:7
My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.

Psalm 38:3-8
There is no soundness in my body because of Your anger; there is no rest in my bones because of my sin. / For my iniquities have overwhelmed me; they are a burden too heavy to bear. / My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly. ...

Isaiah 38:12-14
My dwelling has been picked up and removed from me like a shepherd’s tent. I have rolled up my life like a weaver; He cuts me off from the loom; from day until night You make an end of me. / I composed myself until the morning. Like a lion He breaks all my bones; from day until night You make an end of me. / I chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”

Job 17:7
My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.

Psalm 88:9
My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

Psalm 102:3-5
For my days vanish like smoke, and my bones burn like glowing embers. / My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread. / Through my loud groaning my skin hangs on my bones.

Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

Isaiah 53:3-4
He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.

Matthew 26:37-38
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with Me.”

Mark 14:33-34
He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed. / Then He said to them, “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch.”

Luke 22:44
And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.

John 12:27
Now My soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save Me from this hour’? No, it is for this purpose that I have come to this hour.

2 Corinthians 1:8-9
We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.


Treasury of Scripture

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

my life

Psalm 78:33
Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.

Psalm 88:15
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Psalm 102:3
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.

strength

Psalm 71:9
Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.

bones

Psalm 32:3,4
When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long…

Psalm 102:3-5
For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth…

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Psalm 31
1. David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help
7. He rejoices in his mercy
9. He prays in his calamity
19. He praises God for his goodness














For my life is consumed with grief
This phrase reflects the deep emotional turmoil and distress experienced by the psalmist, often attributed to King David. The language of being "consumed" suggests an overwhelming sense of sorrow that affects every aspect of life. In biblical context, grief is frequently associated with mourning, loss, or the consequences of sin. The psalmist's lament can be seen as a cry for deliverance, similar to other psalms where David seeks God's intervention during times of personal crisis (e.g., Psalm 6:6-7). This expression of grief also prefigures the suffering of Jesus Christ, who was described as "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isaiah 53:3).

and my years with groaning;
The mention of "years" indicates a prolonged period of suffering, suggesting that the psalmist's distress is not a fleeting experience but a long-term affliction. Groaning is a common biblical expression of deep, often physical, pain and spiritual anguish. This phrase can be connected to the Israelites' groaning under Egyptian bondage (Exodus 2:23), symbolizing a cry for divine intervention. The endurance of suffering over years also parallels the perseverance required of believers, as seen in the New Testament exhortations to endure trials with faith (James 1:2-4).

my iniquity has drained my strength,
Here, the psalmist acknowledges a personal responsibility for his suffering, attributing it to his own iniquity or sin. This reflects the biblical principle that sin can have physical and spiritual consequences, leading to a loss of strength and vitality. The connection between sin and physical weakness is echoed in Psalm 32:3-4, where David describes his bones wasting away due to unconfessed sin. This acknowledgment of sin and its effects is a precursor to the New Testament teaching on repentance and forgiveness through Christ (1 John 1:9).

and my bones are wasting away.
The imagery of bones wasting away conveys a profound sense of physical decay and weakness, often associated with severe emotional or spiritual distress. In ancient Near Eastern culture, bones were considered the core of one's physical being, and their deterioration symbolized a deep-seated affliction. This phrase can be linked to the suffering servant in Isaiah 53, who bore the iniquities of others, leading to his own physical suffering. It also foreshadows the physical suffering of Christ on the cross, where He bore the sins of humanity, leading to His physical and spiritual anguish.

Persons / Places / Events
1. David
Traditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 31, David is expressing a deep personal lament, likely during a time of distress or persecution.

2. Enemies
Though not explicitly mentioned in this verse, the context of the psalm suggests that David is surrounded by adversaries, contributing to his grief and groaning.

3. God
The ultimate recipient of David's lament, God is seen as the source of hope and deliverance amidst David's suffering.
Teaching Points
Acknowledging Human Frailty
Recognize that physical and emotional suffering are part of the human experience, often exacerbated by sin and iniquity.

The Impact of Sin
Understand that sin can have tangible effects on our physical and mental well-being, as seen in David's lament.

Turning to God in Distress
Emphasize the importance of bringing our grief and burdens to God, trusting in His strength and deliverance.

Hope in Weakness
Encourage believers to find hope and strength in God, even when feeling physically and emotionally drained.

The Role of Confession
Highlight the importance of confessing sin and seeking God's forgiveness as a step towards healing and restoration.(10) Iniquity.--Gesenius and Ewald understand, the suffering that follows on sin rather than the iniquity itself, a meaning that certainly seems to suit the context better. The LXX. and Vulg. have "poverty."

Verse 10. - For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing. The psalmist's grief is of old standing. It dates from the time of his great sin (2 Samuel 11:4-17), which is thought to have preceded the revolt of Absalom by the space of twelve years. This sin necessitated a lifelong repentance (Psalm 38:17; Psalm 51:3, etc.). My strength faileth because of mine iniquity. Other causes had, no doubt, contributed to produce the profound depression of the psalmist at this period, but none was of equal force with this (comp. Psalm 38:3-10; Psalm 51:1-14, etc.). It caused his strength to fail utterly, and led to complete prostration both st mind and body. And my bones are consumed; i.e. racked with pain, as though they were being gnawed away.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

my life
חַיַּי֮ (ḥay·yay)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

is consumed
כָל֪וּ (ḵā·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent

with grief
בְיָג֡וֹן (ḇə·yā·ḡō·wn)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3015: Grief, sorrow

and my years
וּשְׁנוֹתַ֪י (ū·šə·nō·w·ṯay)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8141: A year

with groaning;
בַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥ה (ba·’ă·nā·ḥāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 585: A sighing, groaning

my iniquity
בַּעֲוֺנִ֣י (ba·‘ă·wō·nî)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5771: Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity

has drained
כָּשַׁ֣ל (kā·šal)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3782: To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall

my strength
כֹחִ֑י (ḵō·ḥî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3581: A small reptile (of unknown species)

and my bones
וַעֲצָמַ֥י (wa·‘ă·ṣā·may)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame

are wasting away.
עָשֵֽׁשׁוּ׃ (‘ā·šê·šū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 6244: To shrink, fail


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