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“Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.”
Grief is described as affecting both inner life and the body, giving language to sorrow that feels physically exhausting as well as emotionally painful.
Source note: Psalm 31:9, King James Version; the speaker asks for mercy while describing distress, grief, and bodily depletion.