Psalm 31:9

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Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.

My eyesight has faded because of grief, it has dimmed because of all my enemies.

My eyes languish on account of my affliction; all day long I call out to you, LORD, I spread out my hands to you.

My eyes have grown weak from grief; and my whole body is as thin as a shadow.

Our eyes failed, searching in vain for hope; we kept watching and looking for a nation that would not help.

This is why our hearts faint, and why our eyes grow dim:

LORD, in your anger, do not rebuke me, in your wrath, do not discipline me.

I am poured out like water; all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.

LORD! Do not rebuke me in your anger; do not correct me in your wrath,

For we have collapsed in the dust; our bodies cling to the ground.

For I suffer all day long and I am punished every morning.

For my life is filled with troubles as I approach Sheol.

For my days are vanishing like smoke; my bones are charred as in a fireplace.

Some sat in deepest darkness, shackled with cruel iron,

"He is being reproved by painful bed rest, with continual aching in his bones.