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Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/31.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/31.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/31.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/31.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For my life is spent with grief, And my years with sighing; My strength fails because of my iniquity, And my bones waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/31.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/31.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/31.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/31.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/31.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/31.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/31.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/31.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/31.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/31.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />My life is exhausted from sorrow, my years from groaning. My strength staggers under [the weight of] my guilt, and my bones waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/31.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am exhausted by sorrow, and weeping has shortened my life. I am weak from all my troubles; even my bones are wasting away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/31.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />My life is consumed by sorrow, my years with groaning. My strength has faltered because of my iniquity; my bones have been consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/31.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/31.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/31.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones waste away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/31.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/31.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/31.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/31.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/31.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For my life was finished in sorrow, and my years in sighing: my strength was weak in mine iniquity, and my bones fell away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/31.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For my life is wasted with grief: and my years in sighs. My strength is weakened through poverty and my bones are disturbed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/31.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 30:11>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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/31.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My life is worn out by sorrow, and my years by sighing. My strength fails in my affliction; my bones are wearing down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/31.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength fails because of my misery, and my bones waste away.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/31.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/31.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because my life is consumed in misery and my years in sighings; my power is weakened in poverty and my bones are troubled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/31.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/31.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/31-10.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=3245" 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">9</span>Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/2416.htm" title="2416: ḥay·yay (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life. From chayah; alive; hence, raw; fresh, strong; also life, whether literally or figuratively.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3615.htm" title="3615: ḵā·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent. A primitive root; to end, whether intransitive or transitived.">is consumed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3015.htm" title="3015: ḇə·yā·ḡō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Grief, sorrow. From yagah; affliction.">with grief</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: ū·šə·nō·w·ṯay (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">and my years</a> <a href="/hebrew/585.htm" title="585: ba·’ă·nā·ḥāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- A sighing, groaning. From 'anachah; sighing.">with groaning;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5771.htm" title="5771: ba·‘ă·wō·nî (Prep-b:: N-csc:: 1cs) -- Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity. Or oavown; from avah; perversity, i.e. evil.">my iniquity</a> <a href="/hebrew/3782.htm" title="3782: kā·šal (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To stumble, stagger, totter. A primitive root; to totter or waver; by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fall.">has drained</a> <a href="/hebrew/3581.htm" title="3581: ḵō·ḥî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Or kowach; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally or figuratively; also a large lizard.">my strength,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: wa·‘ă·ṣā·may (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 1cs) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">and my bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/6244.htm" title="6244: ‘ā·šê·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To waste away. A primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. Fail.">are wasting away.</a> </span><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.…<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="/job/30-16.htm">Job 30:16</a></span><br />And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Lamentations 1:20</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Psalm 6:7</a></span><br />My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3-8</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-12.htm">Isaiah 38:12-14</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/17-7.htm">Job 17:7</a></span><br />My eyes have grown dim with grief, and my whole body is but a shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/88-9.htm">Psalm 88:9</a></span><br />My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-22.htm">Proverbs 17:22</a></span><br />A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-4</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. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-37.htm">Matthew 26:37-38</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-33.htm">Mark 14:33-34</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-44.htm">Luke 22:44</a></span><br />And in His anguish, He prayed more earnestly, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-27.htm">John 12:27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-9</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength fails because of my iniquity, and my bones are consumed.</p><p class="hdg">my life</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-33.htm">Psalm 78:33</a></b></br> Therefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Psalm 88:15</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> afflicted and ready to die from <i>my</i> youth up: <i>while</i> I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3</a></b></br> For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth.</p><p class="hdg">strength</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-9.htm">Psalm 71:9</a></b></br> Cast me not off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength faileth.</p><p class="hdg">bones</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3,4</a></b></br> When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/102-3.htm">Psalm 102:3-5</a></b></br> For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as an hearth… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/27-13.htm">Almost</a> <a href="/psalms/31-7.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/22-17.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/12-1.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/job/21-10.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/numbers/9-13.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/psalms/28-1.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/22-1.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/28-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/30-3.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/25-18.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/psalms/26-6.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/job/7-6.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/psalms/31-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/psalms/30-5.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Affliction</a> <a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Almost</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Anguish</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/37-20.htm">Consumed</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">Faileth</a> <a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">Fails</a> <a href="/psalms/38-10.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/psalms/35-14.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Groaning</a> <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Life</a> <a href="/psalms/44-24.htm">Misery</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Sighing</a> <a href="/psalms/32-1.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Spent</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/psalms/35-14.htm">Weeping</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'; 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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., <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Psalm 6:6-7</a>). This expression of grief also prefigures the suffering of Jesus Christ, who was described as "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>).<p><b>and my years with groaning;</b><br>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 (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23</a>), 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 (<a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a>).<p><b>my iniquity has drained my strength,</b><br>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 <a href="/psalms/32-3.htm">Psalm 32:3-4</a>, 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 <a href="/john/1-9.htm">John 1:9</a>).<p><b>and my bones are wasting away.</b><br>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 <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, 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.<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 is expressing a deep personal lament, likely during a time of distress or persecution.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate recipient of David's lament, God is seen as the source of hope and deliverance amidst David's suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/acknowledging_human_frailty.htm">Acknowledging Human Frailty</a></b><br>Recognize that physical and emotional suffering are part of the human experience, often exacerbated by sin and iniquity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_sin.htm">The Impact of Sin</a></b><br>Understand that sin can have tangible effects on our physical and mental well-being, as seen in David's lament.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/turning_to_god_in_distress.htm">Turning to God in Distress</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of bringing our grief and burdens to God, trusting in His strength and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_weakness.htm">Hope in Weakness</a></b><br>Encourage believers to find hope and strength in God, even when feeling physically and emotionally drained.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_confession.htm">The Role of Confession</a></b><br>Highlight the importance of confessing sin and seeking God's forgiveness as a step towards healing and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_31.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 31</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_sin_directly_cause_illness.htm">Psalm 31:10 links sin to physical weakness—does any scientific or historical evidence suggest moral wrongdoing can directly cause illness? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/effects_of_unconfessed_sin.htm">What are the effects of unconfessed sin?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_health.htm">What does the Bible say about health?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_43_2_imply_god_forsakes.htm">Why does Psalm 43:2 suggest God has forsaken the writer, when other passages emphasize God's constant presence?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/31.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Iniquity.</span>--Gesenius and Ewald understand, the <span class= "ital">suffering </span>that follows on sin rather than the <span class= "ital">iniquity </span>itself, a meaning that certainly seems to suit the context better. The LXX. and Vulg. have "poverty."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/31.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing</span>. The psalmist's grief is of old standing. It dates from the time of his great sin (<a href="/2_samuel/11-4.htm">2 Samuel 11:4-17</a>), which is thought to have preceded the revolt of Absalom by the space of twelve years. This sin necessitated a lifelong repentance (<a href="/psalms/38-17.htm">Psalm 38:17</a>; <a href="/psalms/51-3.htm">Psalm 51:3</a>, 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. <a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3-10</a>; <a href="/psalms/51-1.htm">Psalm 51:1-14</a>, etc.). It caused his strength to fail utterly, and led to complete prostration both st mind and body. <span class="cmt_word">And my bones are</span> <span class="cmt_word">consumed;</span> <span class="accented">i.e. </span>racked with pain, as though they were being gnawed away. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/31-10.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">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">חַיַּי֮</span> <span class="translit">(ḥay·yay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2416.htm">Strong's 2416: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is consumed</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל֪וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḵā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3615.htm">Strong's 3615: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with grief</span><br /><span class="heb">בְיָג֡וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·yā·ḡō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3015.htm">Strong's 3015: </a> </span><span class="str2">Grief, sorrow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my years</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁנוֹתַ֪י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·nō·w·ṯay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with groaning;</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ba·’ă·nā·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_585.htm">Strong's 585: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sighing, groaning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my iniquity</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּעֲוֺנִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ba·‘ă·wō·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5771.htm">Strong's 5771: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has drained</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּשַׁ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(kā·šal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3782.htm">Strong's 3782: </a> </span><span class="str2">To totter, waver, to falter, stumble, faint, fall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my strength</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹחִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(ḵō·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3581.htm">Strong's 3581: </a> </span><span class="str2">A small reptile (of unknown species)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and my bones</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲצָמַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ṣā·may)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are wasting away.</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשֵֽׁשׁוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·šê·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6244.htm">Strong's 6244: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shrink, fail</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/31-10.htm">Psalm 31:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 31:10 For my life is spent with sorrow (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/31-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 31:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/31-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 31:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 31:11" /></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>