Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. New Living Translation For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain. English Standard Version For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. Berean Standard Bible For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me. King James Bible For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. New King James Version For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. New American Standard Bible For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. NASB 1995 For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. NASB 1977 For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. Legacy Standard Bible For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is pierced within me. Amplified Bible For I am suffering and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. Christian Standard Bible For I am suffering and needy; my heart is wounded within me. Holman Christian Standard Bible For I am afflicted and needy; my heart is wounded within me. American Standard Version For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. Contemporary English Version I am poor and helpless, and I have lost all hope. English Revised Version For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. GOD'S WORD® Translation I am oppressed and needy. I can feel the pain in my heart. Good News Translation I am poor and needy; I am hurt to the depths of my heart. International Standard Version Indeed, I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. Majority Standard Bible For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me. NET Bible For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me. New Heart English Bible for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me. Webster's Bible Translation For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. World English Bible for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionFor I [am] poor and needy, "" And my heart has been pierced in my midst. Young's Literal Translation For I am poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst. Smith's Literal Translation For poor and needy am I, and my heart wounded in my midst. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblefor I am poor and needy, and my heart is troubled within me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible For I am poor and needy; my heart is pierced within me. New Revised Standard Version For I am poor and needy, and my heart is pierced within me. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleFor I am poor and needy, and my heart is troubled within me. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Because I am poor and afflicted my heart is troubled within me. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. Brenton Septuagint Translation Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of the Slandered…21But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion. 22For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me. 23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.… Cross References 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 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Psalm 34:18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit. Psalm 69:20 Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one. Matthew 11:28-29 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, Luke 4:18 “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Psalm 6:2-3 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am frail; heal me, O LORD, for my bones are in agony. / My soul is deeply distressed. How long, O LORD, how long? Psalm 22:14-15 I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me. / My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death. Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. Psalm 25:16-18 Turn to me and be gracious, for I am lonely and afflicted. / The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress. / Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. Psalm 31:9-10 Be merciful to me, O LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes fail from sorrow, my soul and body as well. / For my life is consumed with grief and my years with groaning; my iniquity has drained my strength, and my bones are wasting away. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Treasury of Scripture For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. for I Psalm 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people. Psalm 40:17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. Psalm 86:1 A Prayer of David. Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am poor and needy. and my Psalm 109:16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. Psalm 88:15,16 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted… Psalm 102:4 My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread. Jump to Previous Afflicted Heart Midst Need Needy Pierced Poor Stricken Within WoundedJump to Next Afflicted Heart Midst Need Needy Pierced Poor Stricken Within WoundedPsalm 109 1. David complains of his slanderous enemies16. He shows their sin 21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help 29. He promises thankfulness For I am poor and needy The phrase "poor and needy" in Hebrew is "aniy we'ebyown." The word "aniy" (poor) often refers to someone who is afflicted or humble, not just economically disadvantaged. It conveys a sense of being oppressed or in a state of lowliness. "Ebyown" (needy) emphasizes a lack of resources or support, highlighting a dependence on God for sustenance and deliverance. In the historical context of ancient Israel, the poor and needy were often marginalized, yet they held a special place in God's heart, as seen throughout the Old Testament. This phrase reflects a deep humility and recognition of one's own limitations, a posture that is commended throughout Scripture as it opens the door for God's grace and intervention. my heart is wounded within me Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Forכִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I אָנֹ֑כִי (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I [am] poor עָנִ֣י (‘ā·nî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6041: Poor, afflicted, humble and needy; וְאֶבְי֣וֹן (wə·’eḇ·yō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 34: In want, needy, poor my heart וְ֝לִבִּ֗י (wə·lib·bî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre is wounded חָלַ֥ל (ḥā·lal) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play within me. בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃ (bə·qir·bî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 7130: The nearest part, the center Links Psalm 109:22 NIVPsalm 109:22 NLT Psalm 109:22 ESV Psalm 109:22 NASB Psalm 109:22 KJV Psalm 109:22 BibleApps.com Psalm 109:22 Biblia Paralela Psalm 109:22 Chinese Bible Psalm 109:22 French Bible Psalm 109:22 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 109:22 For I am poor and needy (Psalm Ps Psa.) |