Psalm 31:12

12 He sido olvidado de su corazón como un muerto: He venido á ser como un vaso perdido.

Psalm 31:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 31:12

I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind
Either by his friends, being out of sight, out of mind; as even the nearest relations and acquaintance are, in process of time, when dead, ( Ecclesiastes 9:5 ) ; or by the Lord; which shows the weakness of his faith, the uncomfortable frame he was in, through darkness and desertion; see ( Psalms 88:5 ) ( Isaiah 49:14-16 ) ;

I am like a broken vessel;
or a "perishing vessel" ^F3; or "a vessel of perdition" ^F4: the Septuagint version renders it "a lost vessel" ^F5; one entirely useless, wholly lost, and irrecoverably so; like a broken vessel, which can never be put together again, ( Isaiah 30:14 ) ( Jeremiah 19:11 ) ; a most sad apprehension he had of himself, as if his case was desperate, and he a vessel of wrath; compare with this, ( Romans 9:22 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F3 (dba ylkk) "sicut vas periens", Montanus, Cocceius, Gejerus.
F4 So Ainsworth.
F5 V. L. Pagninus, Musculus, Piscator.

Psalm 31:12 In-Context

10 Porque mi vida se va gastando de dolor, y mis años de suspirar: Hase enflaquecido mi fuerza á causa de mi iniquidad, y mis huesos se han consumido.

11 De todos mis enemigos he sido oprobio, Y de mis vecinos en gran manera, y horror á mis conocidos: Los que me veían fuera, huían de mí.

12 He sido olvidado de su corazón como un muerto: He venido á ser como un vaso perdido.

13 Porque he oído afrenta de muchos; Miedo por todas partes, Cuando consultaban juntos contra mí, E ideaban quitarme la vida.

14 Mas yo en ti confié, oh Jehová: Yo dije: Dios mío eres tú.