Psalms 119:123
My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
In Context
122Be surety for thy servant for good. Let not the proud oppress me.
124Deal with thy servant according to thy loving kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 69:3I am weary with my crying. My throat is dried. My eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Psalms 119:81My soul faints for thy salvation. I hope in thy word.
Psalms 143:7Make haste to answer me, O LORD, my spirit fails. Hide not thy face from me, lest I become like those who go down into the pit.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:122-123
16. AIN. 121 I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors. 122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me. David here appeals to God, 1. As his witness that he had not done wrong; he could truly say, " I have done judgment and justice, that is, I have made conscience of rendering to all their due, and have not by force or fraud hindered any of their right." Take him as a king, he executed judgment and justice to all his people, 2 Sam. viii. 15 . Take him in a private… Read the whole commentary →