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I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten like a dead person, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man, out of mind, I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I am forgotten like a dead man—out of mind— I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind; I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person—like broken pottery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten: gone from memory like a dead person—like broken pottery. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am completely forgotten like someone dead. I am merely a broken dish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have faded from memory as if I were dead and have become like a piece of broken pottery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Everyone has forgotten me, as though I were dead; I am like something thrown away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a dead man, I am forgotten in their thoughts — like broken pottery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind. I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten from their hearts like a dead man. I am like broken pottery. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have been forgotten as dead, out of mind, "" I have been as a perishing vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have been forgotten as dead out of mind, I have been as a perishing vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I was forgotten as the dead from the heart: I was a vessel perishing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten as one dead from the heart. I am become as a vessel that is destroyed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:13>I have become forgotten, like one dead to the heart. I have become like a damaged utensil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten, out of mind like the dead; I am like a worn-out tool. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have passed out of mind like one who is dead; I have become like a broken vessel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like something given up for lost.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I am forgotten, like one dead to the heart, and I have been like a lost item.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have been forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am become as a broken vessel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3270" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>Among 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. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: niš·kaḥ·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">I am forgotten</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: kə·mêṯ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">like a dead man,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: mil·lêḇ (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">out of mind.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yî·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">I am</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">like a broken</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kiḵ·lî (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">vessel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-45.htm">Lamentations 3:45</a></span><br />You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-14.htm">Job 19:14</a></span><br />My kinsmen have failed me, and my friends have forgotten me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-56.htm">Matthew 26:56</a></span><br />But this has all happened so that the writings of the prophets would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-50.htm">Mark 14:50</a></span><br />Then everyone deserted Him and fled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-11.htm">John 1:11</a></span><br />He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-19</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-14.htm">Isaiah 49:14-15</a></span><br />But Zion said, “The LORD has forsaken me; the Lord has forgotten me!” / “Can a woman forget her nursing child, or lack compassion for the son of her womb? Even if she could forget, I will not forget you!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-9.htm">2 Corinthians 4:9</a></span><br />persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Psalm 88:8</a></span><br />You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Psalm 88:18</a></span><br />You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-25.htm">Luke 17:25</a></span><br />But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-32.htm">John 16:32</a></span><br />“Look, an hour is coming and has already come when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and you will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4</a></span><br />As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.</p><p class="hdg">forgotten</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-4.htm">Psalm 88:4,5</a></b></br> I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man <i>that hath</i> no strength: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/38-11.htm">Isaiah 38:11,12</a></b></br> I said, I shall not see the LORD, <i>even</i> the LORD, in the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the inhabitants of the world… </p><p class="hdg">a broken vessel [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Psalm 2:9</a></b></br> Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Psalm 119:83</a></b></br> For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; <i>yet</i> do I not forget thy statutes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a></b></br> And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters' vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water <i>withal</i> out of the pit.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/30-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/25-7.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/job/33-18.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/psalms/2-9.htm">Pottery</a> <a href="/job/31-40.htm">Useless</a> <a href="/psalms/22-15.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/35-14.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/42-9.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/32-11.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/psalms/34-16.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/psalms/37-36.htm">Passed</a> <a href="/psalms/39-10.htm">Perishing</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Pottery</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Useless</a> <a href="/psalms/71-22.htm">Vessel</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 31</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">David, showing his confidence in God, craves his help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">He rejoices in his mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">He prays in his calamity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/31-19.htm">He praises God for his goodness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/31.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/31.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I am forgotten like a dead man, out of mind.</b><br>This phrase reflects a deep sense of abandonment and isolation. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, being forgotten was akin to social death, as community and family ties were central to identity and survival. The psalmist, traditionally understood to be David, expresses feelings of being disregarded and neglected, similar to how the dead are no longer remembered or considered in daily life. This sentiment is echoed in <a href="/job/19-14.htm">Job 19:14</a>, where Job laments his own isolation. Theologically, this can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's experience on the cross, where He felt forsaken (<a href="/matthew/27-46.htm">Matthew 27:46</a>). The imagery of being forgotten also connects to the broader biblical theme of God remembering His covenant people, offering hope that divine remembrance is different from human forgetfulness.<p><b>I am like a broken vessel.</b><br>The metaphor of a broken vessel signifies worthlessness and loss of function. In ancient times, pottery was a common household item, and once broken, it was often discarded as it could no longer serve its purpose. This imagery conveys a sense of being shattered and useless, reflecting the psalmist's emotional and spiritual state. <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Isaiah 30:14</a> uses similar imagery to describe destruction and judgment. In a prophetic sense, this can be seen as a type of Christ, who was "broken" for humanity's sins (<a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a>). The broken vessel also symbolizes the fragility of human life and the need for divine restoration, as God is often depicted as the potter who can reshape and restore (<a href="/jeremiah/18-4.htm">Jeremiah 18:4</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David often expressed his deep emotional struggles and reliance on God through the Psalms. This verse reflects a period of intense personal distress and feelings of abandonment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_and_adversaries.htm">Enemies and Adversaries</a></b><br>Throughout <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a>, David speaks of his enemies who seek to harm him, contributing to his feelings of being forgotten and broken.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_refuge.htm">God as Refuge</a></b><br>The overarching theme of <a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Psalm 31</a> is David's trust in God as his refuge and deliverer, despite his circumstances.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_human_frailty.htm">The Reality of Human Frailty</a></b><br>Just as David felt like a "broken vessel," we too experience times of weakness and vulnerability. Recognizing our limitations can lead us to rely more fully on God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/feeling_forgotten.htm">Feeling Forgotten</a></b><br>In moments when we feel forgotten or overlooked, we can find comfort in knowing that God never forgets us. He is always aware of our circumstances and cares deeply for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_deliverance.htm">Trust in God's Deliverance</a></b><br>Despite feeling abandoned, David's psalm is a testament to his unwavering trust in God. We are encouraged to maintain our faith in God's deliverance, even when we cannot see it immediately.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_lament.htm">The Value of Lament</a></b><br>Expressing our pain and struggles to God, as David did, is a vital part of our spiritual journey. Lament allows us to be honest with God and opens the door for His healing and comfort.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Broken vessel.</span>--A favourite image with Jeremiah (<a href="/jeremiah/19-11.htm" title="And shall say to them, Thus said the LORD of hosts; Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter's vessel, that cannot be made whole again: and they shall bury them in Tophet, till there be no place to bury.">Jeremiah 19:11</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/22-28.htm" title="Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? why are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?">Jeremiah 22:28</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm" title="Howl, you shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, you principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and you shall fall like a pleasant vessel.">Jeremiah 25:34</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/48-38.htm" title="There shall be lamentation generally on all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof: for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure, said the LORD.">Jeremiah 48:38</a>), but not peculiar to him among the prophets. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/8-8.htm" title="Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure.">Hosea 8:8</a>, and see Introduction to this psalm.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Psalm 88:5</a>). <span class="cmt_word">I am like a broken vessel.</span> Of no value to any one; only fit to be thrown away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I am forgotten</span><br /><span class="heb">נִ֭שְׁכַּחְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(niš·kaḥ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a dead man,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמֵ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> </span><span class="str2">To die, to kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of mind.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלֵּ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lêḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I am</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֝יִ֗יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a broken</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹבֵֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vessel.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכְלִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kiḵ·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-12.htm">Psalm 31:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:12 I am forgotten from their hearts like (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>