Psalms 38:10
(38:11) My heart is restless, my strength hath left me; and the light of my eyes—that also is no more with me.
Leeser Tanakh
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
9(38:10) Lord, before thee is all my longing; and my sighing is from thee not hidden.
11(38:12) My lovers and my friends stand aloof from my plague; and my kinsmen stand afar off.
Cross References
Psalms 6:7(6:8) My eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all my assailants.
Psalms 42:1BOOK SECOND: “To the chief musician, a Maskil, for the sons of Korach.” (42:2) As a hart panteth after brooks of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Psalms 88:9(88:10) My eye languisheth by reason of affliction: I call on thee, O Lord, every day, I stretch out unto thee my hands.
Psalms 119:123My eyes look eagerly for thy salvation, and for thy righteous promise.
Isaiah 21:4My heart wandereth astray, dread affrighteth me: the evening of my pleasure hath he turned unto me into terror.
Lamentations 5:16Fallen is the crown of 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 →