Psalms 38:10
My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.
In Context
9O Lord, my every desire is before You; my groaning is not hidden from You.
11My beloved and friends shun my disease, and my kinsmen stand at a distance.
Cross References
Psalms 6:7My eyes fail from grief; they grow dim because of all my foes.
Psalms 42:1As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul longs after You, O God.
Psalms 88:9My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.
Psalms 119:123My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.
Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
Lamentations 5:16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 38:2-12
Sorrowful Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone over mine head: as a heavy burden they are too heavy for me. 5 My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness. 6 I am troubled; I am bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day long. 7… Read the whole commentary →