“Forgotten from the heart like the dead, I have become like a lost vessel.” (Psalms 31:13) Why did David describe his feelings of isolation and loneliness as being like a “lost vessel”? In what way ...

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Hunted by his enemies, David felt betrayed and abandoned: "נִשְׁכַּחְתִּי כְּמֵת מִלֵּב, הָיִיתִי כִּכְלִי אֹבֵד." "Forgotten from the heart like the dead, I have become like a lost vessel." (Psalms ...