Psalms 119:82
I strain my eyes looking for you to keep your promises, asking “When will you comfort me?”
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
In Context
81I'm exhausted waiting for you to save me, but my hope is in your word.
Cross References
Psalms 69:3I'm so tired of screaming out for help my throat is totally raw. My eyes are worn out looking for my God to help me.
Psalms 90:13Lord, how long will it be before you come back to us and have pity on us your servants?
Proverbs 13:12Hope that's delayed makes you feel sick, but a wish that comes true revives you.
Lamentations 2:11My eyes are worn out from crying; inside I am in turmoil. I'm sick and exhausted over the destruction of Jerusalem, the daughter of my people, because children and infants are fainting in the city streets.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:82-83
11. CAPH. 81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 82 Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me? Here we have the psalmist, I. Longing for help from heaven: My soul faints; my eyes fail. He longs for the salvation of the Lord and for his word, that is, salvation according to the word. He is not thus eager for the creatures of fancy, but for the objects of faith, salvation from the present calamities under which he was groaning and the doubts and fears which he was… Read the whole commentary →