Psalms 109:22

109:21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

KJV

for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

109:23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

What does Psalms 109:22 mean?

Psalms 109:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָנִי (ʻânîy), אֶבְיוֹן (ʼebyôwn), לֵב (lêb).

Hebrew interlinear

For

poorעָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances

and

needy,אֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute

and

heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

woundedחָלַלchâlal/khaw-lal'/H2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

withinקֶרֶבqereb/keh'-reb/H7130properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)

me.

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:22.

Deuteronomy 15:11

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Exodus 10:1

And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I might shew these my signs before him:

Exodus 31:14

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Job 24:14

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

Job 24:4

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

Leviticus 20:3

And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

Psalms 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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 109:22 say?

Psalms 109:22 (King James Version) reads: "For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me."

Is Psalms 109:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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