Psalms 119:82
Mine eyes fail for Thy word, saying: 'When wilt Thou comfort me?'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
In Context
81CAPH. My soul pineth for Thy salvation; in Thy word do I hope.
83For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 69:3(69-4) I am weary of my crying; my throat is dried; mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.
Psalms 90:13Return, O LORD; how long? And let it repent Thee concerning Thy servants.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
Lamentations 2:11Mine eyes do fail with tears, mine inwards burn, my liver is poured upon the earth, for the breach of the daughter of my people; because the young children and the sucklings swoon in the broad places of the city.
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 →