Psalms 31:12-13

31:12 I am forgotten, like a dead man no one thinks about; ¹ 

I am regarded as worthless, like a broken jar. ² 

31:13 For I hear what so many are saying, ³ 

the terrifying news that comes from every direction. ⁴ 

When they plot together against me,

they figure out how they can take my life.

[31:12]  ¹ tn Heb “I am forgotten, like a dead man, from [the] heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the center of one’s thoughts.

[31:12]  ² tn Heb “I am like a broken jar.” One throws away a broken jar without a second thought because it is considered worthless and useless.

[31:13]  ³ tn Heb “the report of many.”

[31:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “the terror from all around.”