Graphic Bible · Scene 5 of 7

A weak speaker sits beneath a long evening shadow.
Artwork is an interpretation. Scripture is quoted from the People's Open Bible.

Psalms 109:21-25

my heart is wounded within me

In return for my love, they accuse me · Psalms 109

Story guide: The image interprets the psalm’s poetry; the scripture text supplies its exact words.

Open this scene in the reader →

21But you, Yahweh my Lord, act on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me.

22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23Like a lengthening shadow, I pass away; I am shaken off like a locust.

24My knees give way from fasting, and my flesh grows lean from lack of fat.

25And I have become an object of scorn to them; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Step through the story beside the Scripture itself. About the People’s Open Bible