Psalm 31:10-12

New Catholic Bible

¹⁰^[a]Have mercy on me, O Lord,
    for I am in trouble.
My weeping is laying waste to my eyes
    as well as my soul^[b] and my body.
¹¹My life is consumed with sorrow
    and my years with sighing.
My strength ebbs because of my misery,
    and my bones are wasting away.
¹²I am an object of scorn
    to all my enemies,
a loathsome sight to my neighbors,
    and an object of dread to my friends.
When people catch sight of me outside,
    they quickly turn away.

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Footnotes

Psalm 31:10 The prayer changes tone; after serenity comes a gasping cry. The stricken person is also one who is despised and rejected, an object of utter contempt by others. This is the despairing cry at times when we seem completely alone.
Psalm 31:10 Soul: see note on Ps 6:4.

Psalm 31:10-12

New International Version

¹⁰My life is consumed by anguish^(A)
    and my years by groaning;^(B)
my strength fails^(C) because of my affliction,^[a]^(D)
    and my bones grow weak.^(E)
¹¹Because of all my enemies,^(F)
    I am the utter contempt^(G) of my neighbors^(H)
and an object of dread to my closest friends—
    those who see me on the street flee from me.
¹²I am forgotten as though I were dead;^(I)
    I have become like broken pottery.