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Psalms 31:10

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 31:11.

כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…כָל֪וּkhalvceaseכָּלָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “cease”, a completed actionH3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make cle…בְיָג֡וֹןveyagonin griefיָגוֹןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in grief”, the ordinary formH3015afflictiongrief, sorrow.חַיַּי֮chayaylifeחַיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.וּשְׁנוֹתַ֪יushenotayand yearשָׁנֶהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).בַּאֲנָ֫חָ֥הbaanachahin groaningאֲנָחָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in groaning”, the ordinary formH585sighinggroaning, mourn, sigh.כָּשַׁ֣לkashalfallכָּשַׁלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, a completed actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.בַּעֲוֺנִ֣יbaaoniin faultעָוֺןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.כֹחִ֑יkhochiforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.וַעֲצָמַ֥יvaatsamayand bodyעֶצֶםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.עָשֵֽׁשׁוּasheshvbe consumedעָשֵׁשׁverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be consumed”, a completed actionH6244probably to shrink, i.e. failbe consumed.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(31-11) For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For my life is spent with sorrow, And my years with sighing: My strength faileth because of mine iniquity, And my bones are wasted away.

Young’s Literal Translation

For my life hath been consumed in sorrow And my years in sighing. Feeble because of mine iniquity hath been my strength, And my bones have become old.

World English Bible

For my life is spent with sorrow, my years with sighing. My strength fails because of my iniquity. My bones are wasted away.

Darby Translation

For my life is spent with sorrow, and my years with sighing; my strength faileth through mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted.

Douay-Rheims

Many are the scourges of the sinner, but mercy shall encompass him that hopeth in the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(31-11) For my life is spent in sorrow, and my years in sighing; my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are wasted away.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For my life is spent with grief, and my years with groanings: my strength has been weakened through poverty, and my bones are troubled.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐξέλιπεν ἐν ὀδύνῃ ἡ ζωή μου, καὶ τὰ ἔτη μου ἐν στεναγμοῖς· ἠσθένησεν ἐν πτωχείᾳ ἡ ἰσχύς μου, καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ μου ἐταράχθησαν.