Psalms 69:3

(69:4) I am weary of my calling; my throat is hoarse; my eyes fail, while I hope for my God.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

In Context

2(69:3) I am sunk in the mire of the deep, where there is no standing; I am come into the depths of the waters, and the flood overfloweth me.

4(69:5) More than the hairs of my head are those that hate me without a cause; numerous are those that would destroy me, that are my enemies wrongfully: what I have not robbed shall I now restore.

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Cross References

Job 11:20But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and the means of escape will vanish from them, and their [sole] hope shall be the breathing out of their soul.

Psalms 6:6(6:7) I am weary with my sighing; I flood every night my bed; With my tears I moisten my couch.

Psalms 22:2(22:3) O my God! I call in the day-time, but thou answerest not; and in the night I find no rest.

Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness guard me; for I wait on thee.

Psalms 40:3(40:4) And he placed in my mouth a new song, a praise unto our God: many will see it, and fear; and they will trust in the Lord.

Psalms 88:7(88:8) Upon me lieth heavily thy fury, and with all thy billows hast thou afflicted me. Selah.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 69:2-13

Complaints and Petitions. 1 Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul. 2 I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me. 3 I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God. 4 They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. 5 O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins… Read the whole commentary →

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