I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy: for thou hast seen my trouble: thou hast known my soul in adversities,

And thou hast not shut me up in the hand of the enemy, but hast set my feet at [a]large.

Have mercy upon me, O Lord: for I am in trouble: mine [b]eye, my soul and my belly are consumed with grief.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 31:8 Largeness signifieth comfort, as straightness, sorrow and peril.
  2. Psalm 31:9 Meaning, that his sorrow and torment had continued a great while.

I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
    for you saw my affliction(A)
    and knew the anguish(B) of my soul.
You have not given me into the hands(C) of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.(D)

Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;(E)
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,(F)
    my soul and body(G) with grief.

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