Psalm 31:12 Meaning
I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
Context Explained
10For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.
11I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among my neighbours, and a fear to mine acquaintance: they that did see me without fled from me.
12I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.
13For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.
14But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Psalm 38:12
Both verses express feelings of being forgotten and abandoned.
Job 30:19
Both passages convey a sense of deep despair and feeling disregarded.
Lamentations 3:19
Both verses reflect on the pain of being forgotten and the weight of sorrow.
Source: Psalm 31:12